Icelanders are gearing up to elect a new parliament following the dissolution of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's coalition government. The upcoming election, the sixth since the 2008 financial crisis, is marked by disagreements over immigration, energy policy, and the economy.
The political landscape in Iceland has been characterized by instability, with support for the governing parties plummeting. The outgoing coalition, comprising the conservative Independence Party, the centrist Progressive Party, and the Left-Green Movement, struggled to maintain unity.
