Pedophile scandal brings down Iceland’s government

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.

Related information links provide the context of the election, the issues in the election campaign and the polls in the final days before the election.

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ESO: Key Source: Icelandic parliamentary election 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/icelandic-parliamentary-election-2017/

The Guardian, 15.09.17: Row over sexual abuse letter brings down Iceland’s government https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/15/iceland-row-sex-abuse-letter-brings-down-government

Al Jazeera, 27.10.17: Everything you need to know about Iceland's election http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/iceland-election-171027073334672.html

The Guardian, 27.10.17: Iceland set for second snap election in a year after series of scandals https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/27/iceland-set-for-second-snap-election-in-a-year-after-series-of-scandals

Iceland Monitor, 27.10.17: Poll: Center-Left government in the cards in Iceland http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2017/10/27/poll_center_left_government_in_the_cards_in_iceland/

Reuters, 28.10.17: Leftists on cusp of power as weary Icelanders go to polls https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iceland-election/leftists-on-cusp-of-power-as-weary-icelanders-go-to-polls-idUKKBN1CX003

EUObserver, 27.10.17: Iceland set to re-elect scandal-hit prime minister https://euobserver.com/elections/139658

Politico, 27.10.17: Iceland’s ex-leader poised for political resurrection https://www.politico.eu/article/sigmundur-david-gunnlaugsson-iceland-ex-leader-poised-for-political-resurrection/

Politico, 18.09.17: Iceland set for snap election in October http://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-election-2017-snap-in-october/

Iceland Monitor, 18.09.17: President accepts dissolution of Parliament http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2017/09/18/president_accepts_dissolution_of_parliament/

Iceland Review, 27.10.17: Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/10/27/icelandic-parliamentary-election-2017-party-overview

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