Icelandic parliamentary election 2017

Background and further information
Iceland's ruling coalition collapsed on the 15 September 2017 over anger at a paedophile scandal. The Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson' called the country's second snap election in two years - the previous one had been held on the 29 October 2016.

On the 18 September 2017 it was announced the election would be held on the 28 October 2017.

Previous elections in Iceland

+ 2013
+ 2016

• Primary Source

IFES: Election Guide: Iceland http://www.electionguide.org/countries/id/100/

Iceland Monitor: Elections 2017 http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/tag/29292/general-elections-2017/

OSCE: ODIHR: Elections: Iceland http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/iceland

Robert Schuman Foundation: European Elections Monitor: Iceland http://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/the-european-elections-monitor/17-iceland

Iceland Review: Tag: Election Government Parliament http://icelandreview.com/news/election-government-parliament

ESO: Find all information in ESO on this topic http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=iceland%20parliamentary%20election%202017%20october%20&searchOption=all

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