Iceland’s PM calls November snap election as coalition collapses

Government disbanded due to disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson

Iceland’s prime minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, has announced the end of the country’s governing coalition and called for elections to be held on 30 November, Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported.

In a press conference, Bjarni blamed growing disagreements between the three governing parties “on issues ranging from foreign policy to asylum seekers issues”.