Voting to elect a new parliament began in Iceland on Saturday, which opinion polls suggest is likely to unseat the ruling coalition after seven years in power.
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00:00Voting has started in Iceland to elect a new parliament, which opinion polls suggest is
00:05likely to unseat the ruling coalition after seven years in power.
00:10About 10 parties are taking part in the election, two parties more than the outgoing parliament
00:16where eight parties were represented.
00:18Voters will choose 63 MPs by voting in regional constituencies and using proportional representation.
00:25Authorities say some of the votes must be transported by air as the bad weather forecast
00:30could delay the vote count.
00:32Ahead of the polls, a fierce snowstorm hit the eastern part of the country, prompting
00:37concerns.
00:38The snap election in the North Atlantic island nation was called in October after Prime Minister
00:44Bjarne Benediktsson sacked his coalition government.