REIKIAVIK 30 Nov. (DPA/EP) –
The population of Iceland is called to the polls this Saturday to vote in early parliamentary elections caused by the fall of the tripartite coalition government made up of conservatives, liberals and ‘greens’.
Nearly 270,000 voters will decide the new composition of Parliament, known as Althing and which has 63 seats. Currently the most represented party was the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson.
However, polls for months have placed the Social Democrats, with Kristrún Frostadóttir at the head, as the favorite option of almost 20 percent of the population. According to the polls, after the elections there will once again be a coalition government.
Preliminary results are expected Sunday morning. However, there are fears that the current weather conditions could cause delays in voting and counting, especially in the east of the island.
Parliamentary elections in Iceland were not scheduled until late summer 2025. However, the government coalition broke down in mid-October over migration and energy issues.