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Panama Papers: Iceland calls elections six months early in wake of scandal
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Panama Papers: Iceland calls elections six months early in wake of scandal
Parliamentary poll follows tax haven revelations that led
to protests and prompted prime minister to quit
Staff and agencies in Reykjavik
Friday 12 August 2016 01.17 BST
Iceland has announced early parliamentary elections triggered by the Panama Papers scandal that forced the prime minister to resign.
The trove of leaked documents revealing the vast extent of global tax evasion implicated several senior Icelandic politicians. Then-PM Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned after the leak in April, becoming the first major figure to fall from grace over the scandal. Rarely seen protests erupted on the streets but his government remained in place.
On Thursday his replacement, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson: “We intend to hold the election on 29 October.
“Judging by how matters progressed in parliament this spring and summer, we expect that that will happen.”
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Parliamentary poll follows tax haven revelations that led
to protests and prompted prime minister to quit
Staff and agencies in Reykjavik
Friday 12 August 2016 01.17 BST
Iceland has announced early parliamentary elections triggered by the Panama Papers scandal that forced the prime minister to resign.
The trove of leaked documents revealing the vast extent of global tax evasion implicated several senior Icelandic politicians. Then-PM Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned after the leak in April, becoming the first major figure to fall from grace over the scandal. Rarely seen protests erupted on the streets but his government remained in place.
On Thursday his replacement, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson: “We intend to hold the election on 29 October.
“Judging by how matters progressed in parliament this spring and summer, we expect that that will happen.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/12/panama-papers-iceland-calls-elections-six-months-early-in-wake-of-scandal
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