Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has recently announced her resignation as PM, stating that she will instead run for the position of the country’s president.
Speaking in a video message across social media, Jakobsdóttir explained, “I had decided some time ago not to seek re-election in the next parliamentary elections. At the same I still have a burning desire to continue to offer my services to Icelandic society.”
Jakobsdóttir has been the Prime Minister since 2017 as part of the country’s coalition of her Left-Green Movement, the Independence Party, and the centre-right Progressive Party.
It’s not immediately clear who will replace Jakobsdóttir. The country will hold a vote on June 1st this year to pick a new PM.
Comedian and former Mayor of Reykjavik Jón Gnarr has also recently announced that he is in the running for the country’s President.