Iceland has appointed Bjarni Benediktsson to replace Katrín Jakobsdóttir as prime minister after she resigned to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election.

Appointment

Iceland has appointed Bjarni Benediktsson to replace Katrín Jakobsdóttir as prime minister after she resigned to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election. Benediktsson, who was previously the Nordic country’s foreign minister, officially took over from Jakobsdóttir after she stood down following more than 6 years in office. The announcement came after an agreement was reached between his party, the Independence party, which is conservative and pro-business and trade, and the other governing parties: the Progressive party and Jakobsdóttir’s Left-Greens.


     

     

     

 

     


Iceland

Capital- Reykjavík
Continent- Europe
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