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Iceland election: Pirate Party set for gains Iceland election: Pirate Party triples seats
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Iceland's anti-establishment Pirate Party is set to make gains from Saturday's parliamentary elections, partial results show. Iceland's Pirate Party has tripled its seats in the 63-seat parliament, election results show.
With about a third of votes counted, the party was in third place with about 13% of the vote. It is in joint second place with the Left-Greens - with 10 seats each. But their centre-left coalition fell short of a majority to form a government.
It would give the Pirates nine seats in the 63-seat parliament. It currently has three. The governing Progressive Party lost more than half of its seats in the poll triggered by the resignation of Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson.
The centre-right Independence Party was in the lead with 30% and the Left-Green Movement second with 16%. Its junior partner, the Independence Party, has come top with 21 seats.
It is still too early to say which party or coalition of parties will be able to form the next government. Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson stepped down in April in the wake of the leaked Panama Papers which revealed the offshore assets of high-profile figures.
The early election was triggered by the resignation of Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson in April. Current Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson said he would resign on Sunday.
He stepped down in the wake of the leaked Panama Papers which revealed the offshore assets of high-profile figures. The anti-establishment Pirate Party, which was founded in 2012, had said it could be looking to form a coalition with three left-wing and centrist parties.
The Independence Party has been the junior partner in a coalition government with the Progressive Party.
The Pirate Party, which was founded in 2012, had said it could be looking to form a coalition with three left-wing and centrist parties.
But as the results came in it looked like neither they nor the two parties in the ruling coalition would be able to form a majority.
The Independence Party and the Pirates have ruled out working together, although correspondents say this could change as negotiations take place in the coming days.The Independence Party and the Pirates have ruled out working together, although correspondents say this could change as negotiations take place in the coming days.
"Our internal predictions showed 10-15% so this (the first results) is at the top of the range," Pirate Party founder and MP Birgitta Jonsdottir told Reuters news agency. Pirate Party founder and MP Birgitta Jonsdottir said she was "very satisfied" with the result.
"Our internal predictions showed 10 to 15%, so this is at the top of the range. We knew that we would never get 30%," Ms Jonsdottir told Reuters news agency.
The party won support from many in the wake of Iceland's 2008 financial crisis and the Panama Papers' revelations earlier this year.The party won support from many in the wake of Iceland's 2008 financial crisis and the Panama Papers' revelations earlier this year.
It calls for more political transparency, more freedom from copyright restrictions on the internet and more protection of citizens' data. It calls for more political transparency and accountability, free health care, closing tax loopholes and more protection of citizens' data.
Opponents, however, say the Pirate Party's lack of political experience could scare off investors and destabilise Iceland's recovering economy.Opponents, however, say the Pirate Party's lack of political experience could scare off investors and destabilise Iceland's recovering economy.