Coalition to hold autumn elections as Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is named successor to Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson following Panama Papers revelationsIceland’s crisis-hit coalition government has appointed a unusual prime minister and pledged to hold parliamentary elections before the end of this year. A day after Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson – the first major casualty of the Panama Papers – stepped aside after approved outrage at revelations of his family’s offshore holdings,the ruling Progressive and Independence parties named the agriculture and fisheries minister, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, and as his successor.
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Source: theguardian.com