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Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/icelands-prime-minister-resigns-will-run-president-2024-04-05/

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Iceland prime minister resigns to run for president
Published
Apr 5 2024
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    I've always been quite puzzled by the volatility of Icelandic political dynamics. Perhaps a bit rich an observation coming from a Briton, but anyhow. And that the governing coalition in Iceland is...

    I've always been quite puzzled by the volatility of Icelandic political dynamics. Perhaps a bit rich an observation coming from a Briton, but anyhow. And that the governing coalition in Iceland is between Atlanticist, Thatcherite conservatives and anti-NATO left-wing populists. But the country holds together.

    I wonder what this resignation means for the future of the governing coalition in Iceland. It looks like the polling is quite unfavourable for all the governing parties, especially the Left-Greens, and that a social-democratic government might form after the elections.

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