STOCKHOLM – Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has resigned after the recent Panama Papers scandal.
Gunnlaugsson had earlier asked for parliament to be dissolved after the opposition called a vote of no confidence in the government, Iceland’s President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson had said.
After a meeting with the prime minister, Grimsson said he had asked for talks with the main parties before making a decision.
On Monday, the opposition filed a motion of no-confidence and thousands gathered outside parliament to protest about what the opposition said was Gunnlaugsson’s failure to disclose a conflict of interest over his wife’s company.
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