Iceland’s Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country’s next prime minister, replacing Katrin Jakobsdottir who resigned from the post last week to run for president. Iceland’s RÚV public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iceland's Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson speaks during a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland September 15, 2017.

Prime Minister of Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2024. DAVID DEE ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelanders voted to elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the ...

Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, 47, is a wealthy businessman who survived a series of scandals to return to top the vote in this weekend’s election. His conservative Independence Party ...

Iceland’s coalition government has collapsed, with a snap election likely to be held next month, the country’s leader announced Sunday. Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson cited policy disagreements on ...

Iceland’s three-party coalition will continue to rule the north Atlantic nation, headed by new Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, after his predecessor Katrin Jakobsdottir stepped down to run for ...

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - The Independence Party leader Bjarni Benediktsson said on Friday he had been asked to try to form a new Icelandic government, after three failed attempts since the Oct. 29 ...

Iceland’s three-party coalition government collapsed on Sunday over disagreements on policy issues, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said, with new elections to be held in November. Mr. Benediktsson ...