Election quake in Iceland: Social Democrats head for change of government!

Election quake in Iceland: Social Democrats head for change of government!

Reykjavik, Island - The political landscape in Iceland is facing a turning point. In the latest elections, which took place on December 1, 2024, the Social Democrats, according to reports from the radio station, lead with about 22.6 percent of the vote, followed by the independence party of the Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson with 21.6 percent. The current government coalition, consisting of progress party and left-green movement, suffers massive losses, while the left-green green may even fly out of parliament. The elections were brought forward after the coalition's three parties broke due to internal conflicts in mid -October 2024.

change of government in sight

The preliminary results indicate a drastic change of government. Frostadóttir, the leader of the Social Democrats, emphasized at the election party in Reykjavik that a strong need for change in the country was obvious. The choice attracted around 270,000 voters entitled to vote, which had to decide one of 63 parliamentary seats. The final result could be published in the early morning of December 2, as Tagesschau , the significant increase in right-wing parties shows that political change is also imminent at European level. Ursula von der Leyen is now planning to have talks with the Social Democrats and Liberals in order to achieve broad cooperation and to target her second term.