Editing Iceland (section)

==== Since 2012 ====

Iceland's economy stabilised under the government of [[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]] and grew by 1.6% in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vb.is/frettir/81718/ |title=Viðskiptablaðið – Hagvöxtur 2012 mun minni en spár gerðu ráð fyrir |language=is |publisher=Vb.is |date=8 March 2013 |access-date=14 April 2013 |archive-date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228043150/http://www.vb.is/frettir/81718/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The centre-right [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]] was returned to power in coalition with the [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]] in the 2013 election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22320282 |title=Iceland vote: Centre-right opposition wins election |work=BBC News |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308151218/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22320282 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following years, Iceland saw a surge in tourism as the country became a popular holiday destination. In 2016, Prime Minister [[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]] resigned after being implicated in the [[Panama Papers]] scandal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/world/europe/panama-papers-iceland.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/world/europe/panama-papers-iceland.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Iceland's Prime Minister Steps Down Amid Panama Papers Scandal |work=The New York Times |date=April 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Early elections in 2016 resulted in a right-wing coalition government of the [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]], [[Viðreisn]] and [[Bright Future (Iceland)|Bright Future]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/30/iceland-elections-ruling-centre-right-party-pirate-party |title = Iceland elections leave ruling centre-right party in driving seat |work = The Guardian |date = October 2016 |access-date = 28 June 2017 |archive-date = 30 October 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161030205656/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/30/iceland-elections-ruling-centre-right-party-pirate-party |url-status = live }}</ref> This government fell when Bright Future quit the coalition due to a scandal involving then-Prime Minister [[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'s father's letter of support for a convicted child sex offender.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iceland-paedophile-brought-down-government-bright-future-coalition-hjalti-sigurjon-hauksson-benedikt-a7952721.html |title = How Iceland's government was brought down by a letter from PM's father demanding paedophile's pardon |work = The Independent |date = September 2017 |access-date = 30 May 2018 |archive-date = 19 September 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170919235908/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iceland-paedophile-brought-down-government-bright-future-coalition-hjalti-sigurjon-hauksson-benedikt-a7952721.html |url-status = live }}</ref> [[2017 Icelandic parliamentary election|Snap elections in October 2017]] brought to power a new coalition consisting of the Independence Party, the Progressive Party, and the [[Left-Green Movement]], headed by [[Katrín Jakobsdóttir]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/world/europe/iceland-prime-minister-katrin-jakobsdottir.html |title = An Environmentalist Is Iceland's New Prime Minister |work = The New York Times |date = November 2017 |access-date = 30 May 2018 |archive-date = 24 June 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220624192014/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/world/europe/iceland-prime-minister-katrin-jakobsdottir.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

After the 2021 parliamentary [[2021 Icelandic parliamentary election|election]], the new government was, just like the previous government, a tri-party coalition of the Independence Party, the Progressive Party, and the Left-Green Movement, headed by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Government of Iceland Takes Office |url=https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2021/11/29/new_government_of_iceland_takes_office/ |work=Iceland Monitor |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408182642/https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2021/11/29/new_government_of_iceland_takes_office/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2024, Bjarni Benediktsson of the Independence party succeeded Katrín Jakobsdóttir as prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iceland appoints Bjarni Benediktsson to replace Katrín Jakobsdóttir as PM |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/10/iceland-conservative-foreign-minister-replaces-jakobsdottir-as-pm |access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> In November 2024, centre-left [[Social Democratic Alliance]] became the biggest party in a [[2024 Icelandic parliamentary election|snap election]], meaning Social Democratic [[Kristrún Frostadóttir|Kristrun Frostadottir]] became the next Prime Minister of Iceland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iceland gets new government under Social Democrat Frostadottir |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iceland-presents-new-government-with-social-democratic-leader-frostadottir-pm-2024-12-21/ |access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref>