Iceland’s New Prime Minister is an Expert on Crime Thrillers
30, 2017
A pacifist environmentalist and expert on Icelandic crime thrillers emerged on Thursday as Iceland’s
new prime minister, its fourth in two years, after three parties signed a coalition agreement.
Mr. Benediktsson, whose Independence Party has featured in nearly every government since Iceland
broke away from Danish rule in 1944, joined the new government as finance minister.
This could work quite well as long as the economy is stable and prosperous." Ms. Onnudottir said she doubted
that the adoption of a social media-driven Constitution would occur under this government.
Ms. Jakobsdottir also stressed on Thursday the importance of gender equality, vowed further steps to counter climate change,
and expressed a willingness to have Iceland take in more refugees.
Reykjavik said that It is important that we try to change the way we work together,
Ms. Jakobsdottir, a former education minister, is often cited by opinion polls as being one of the most trusted
and well-liked politicians in Iceland, a popularity that far outstrips that of her party.