Iceland’s Independence Party Retains Most Seats After Election<br />Halldorsson said that an isolated f<br />The former prime minister was forced out of the government last year after the leaked Panama Papers revealed<br />that Mr. Gunnlaugsson’s family had offshore holdings in the British Virgin Islands, setting off widespread protests over his perceived tax avoidance.<br />Mr. Halldorsson said that coalition talks might not play out so favorably for Mr. Gunnlaugsson despite his ambitions to become a kingmaker.<br />Mr. Benediktsson called early elections last month after his government collapsed<br />because of accusations of a cover-up of a letter of recommendation written by a prime minister’s father on behalf of a convicted child-sex offender.<br />The government had been formed a mere 10 months before, born of early elections called after Mr. Gunnlaugsson’s abrupt resignation.<br />Mr. Halldorsson, the political scientist, said, "Although the economy has fully recovered,<br />the political crisis set in motion by the economic collapse in 2008 continues to deepen.
