Iceland's leftist parties have failed to form a coalition government, the leader of the Left-Green party leader said Monday, after a snap election in late October left no party close to a majority.
"I do not have a majority behind me," Katrin Jakobsdottir told reporters after meeting with Iceland's president Gudni Johannesson.
Johannesson had tasked the former journalist, whose partyRead more
Iceland's Katrin Jakobsdottir, a left-winger and former journalist, won popularity thanks to a humble and sincere image, but must now navigate a splintered political landscape as she tries to form a government.
Born into a family of poets, prominent politicians and academics, the 41-year-old face of the Left-Green Movement has a chance of becoming Iceland's next prime minister, after beingRead more