Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has announced the end of the ruling coalition and scheduled elections for November 30, announced the Icelandic Public Television (RUV), quoted by Reuters and BTA.
At a press conference, Benediktsson highlighted the growing disagreements between the three parties in the coalition on issues such as asylum seekers and energy efficiency, the TV station said.
The prime minister announced that tomorrow he will meet with the country's president, Halla Tomasdottir, in connection with the decision to dissolve the parliament.
According to the television, the elections should take place no later than 45 days after the dissolution of the parliament is announced.
Benediktsson, leader of the right-wing, pro-business Independence Party, was elected prime minister in April to replace Katrin Jakobsdottir after she announced she would resign and run for president.
The coalition government, made up of the Independence Party, the centre-right Progressive Party and the left-wing Green Movement, is facing instability after volcanic eruptions in the country recently forced thousands of people from their homes, putting pressure on an already struggling economy. faces high inflation and rising interest rates.