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Iceland looks to crisis election after PM quits

Source: The Globe & Mail

Reykjavík : Iceland | 10 months ago

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A day after saying he would quit, Iceland's prime minister voiced “contempt” on Saturday for some of the actions by banks that triggered the country's economic collapse. A newspaper called for national unity and an opinion poll predicted a shift to the left at a snap election in May.

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