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Iceland's Left-Green leader Jakobsdttir becomes new PM
Katrín Jakobsdóttir has become Iceland's new prime minister after her Left-Green Movement secured a coalition deal.
The Independence Party, led by now former PM Bjarni Benediktsson, and the Progressive Party backed the deal.
Ms Jakobsdóttir, 41, was asked to form a cabinet despite the fact her party came second in October's snap election - behind the Independence Party.
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"It's a very interesting moment actually in Icelandic political history because these three parties are very different," Ms Jakobsdóttir told the AFP news agency, adding it was "highly unusual" for the conservative Independence Party and the centre-right Progressive Party to co-operate with the Left-Green Movement.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42175628
The Independence Party, led by now former PM Bjarni Benediktsson, and the Progressive Party backed the deal.
Ms Jakobsdóttir, 41, was asked to form a cabinet despite the fact her party came second in October's snap election - behind the Independence Party.
...
"It's a very interesting moment actually in Icelandic political history because these three parties are very different," Ms Jakobsdóttir told the AFP news agency, adding it was "highly unusual" for the conservative Independence Party and the centre-right Progressive Party to co-operate with the Left-Green Movement.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42175628