Icelandic Independence Party Planning to Form Government After Winning Elections

© REUTERS / GeirixBjarni Benediktsson of the Independence Party votes during the parliamentary election in Kopavogur, Iceland October 29, 2016.
Bjarni Benediktsson of the Independence Party votes during the parliamentary election in Kopavogur, Iceland October 29, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The Icelandic Independence Party, which won the parliamentary elections in Iceland, according to preliminary results, plans to form a new government, party’s leader said.

A member of the polling commission prepares the ballots for counting at a polling station in Kopavogur on October 29, 2016. - Sputnik International
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With 80% of Ballots Counted Independence Party Leads Icelandic Elections
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to preliminary results, the Independence party gained 29 percent of the votes. The party ended up first, but did not get an absolute majority, thus it would have to form a coalition with other parties to control not less than a half of the parliament.

“As the winning party we plan to form the government,” Bjarni Benediktsson told journalists, adding that the party would have to form a coalition with other parties.

The Left-Green Movement finished in the second place with 15.9 percent of the votes, while the Pirate Party is in the third place with 14.5 percent.

The former ruling Progressive Party received only 11.5 percent, reflecting its loss of popularity after the release of the Panama Papers revealing corruption in Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson’s government.

The final results of the elections that finished at 10:00 p.m. local time (10:00 GMT) on Saturday are not available yet, however 100 percent of the voted had already been counted.

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