Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland

Johanna Sigurdardottir was named the Prime Minister of Iceland in 2009, becoming the world's first openly gay prime minister. As she steps into office, she'll be expected to fix the country, which is in total financial ruin.

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Icelanders vote in an early parliamentary election Saturday and are expected to turn their backs on the lawmakers who were in charge when the tiny Nordic nation's financial system collapsed last year. The election was called by the left-of-center caretaker government, which took office in February after public protests fueled by anger at Iceland's heavy exposure to the global credit crunch toppled the conservative Independence Party. With the country's banking system in tatters and its national debt soaring, voters are expected to endorse the parties in the caretaker government — a Social Democrats and Left-Greens alliance led by interim Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir — ... Read Full Story
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A game played on a rectangular field with net goals at either end in which two teams of 11 players each try to drive a ball into the other's goal by kicking, heading, or using any part of the body except the arms and hands.Each team has one goal keeper who is allowed to handle the ball within a defined area called the box. Live Soccer Result Live Soccer Score Live Soccer Schedule Read Full Story
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Johanna Sigurdardottir was the openly lesbian minister of social affairs before taking over as Iceland's Prime Minister.

Sigurdardottir steps in as prime minister at a time when the country is in total financial ruin. The country's unemployment rate is at an all time high and Iceland is basically bankrupt.

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