SubscribeAll Posts Tagged With: "special election"
Iceland Government First To Fall Due To Credit Crunch
The government of Iceland today became the first to be effectively brought down by the credit crunch.
After several nights of rioting over the financial crisis, Prime Minister Geir Haarde, surrendered to increasing pressure and called a general election for May.
A poll would not normally be held until 2011.
Protests had been held weekly since the crisis broke last year, but since Tuesday have been held every night.
On Thursday, police used teargas on demonstrators for the first time since protests against the North Atlantic island’s entry into the NATO alliance in 1949.
My comment: Iceland is not really known for being…
Loading ...
