30 January at 07:17 · Report
Johanna Sigurdardottir
e world's first openly gay leader is poised to take power in Iceland with the appointment of a lesbian former flight attendant as Prime Minister following the mass-resignation of the country's government.
Johanna Sigurdardottir, 66, is to become interim leader until new elections are held in May following the fall of th...e administration of Geir Haarde amid huge public protests about the country's economic crisis.
The country's social affairs minister, Ms Sigurdardottir has been installed as head of an interim centre-left coalition featuring her Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green movement.
"Now we need a strong government that works with the people," she told reporters, adding that her new administration was likely to be sworn in on Saturday.
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Johanna Sigurdardottir, 66, is to become interim leader until new elections are held in May following the fall of th...e administration of Geir Haarde amid huge public protests about the country's economic crisis.
The country's social affairs minister, Ms Sigurdardottir has been installed as head of an interim centre-left coalition featuring her Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green movement.
"Now we need a strong government that works with the people," she told reporters, adding that her new administration was likely to be sworn in on Saturday.
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Credit crunch claims Icelandic Government
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Doubts remain, however, as to whether Ms Sigurdardottir can retain power after May's elections as her Alliance party trails the Left-Green Read more
