Iceland, Social Democrats

Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland’s election
Voters in Iceland appear to have rejected incumbent parties in a parliamentary election. Partial results show a center-left party in first place in the North Atlantic island nation.
Social Democrats overtake PM's party in Iceland vote
Iceland's opposition Social Democrats were ahead in vote counting on Sunday after a snap election prompted by the collapse of the fraught coalition government.With the ballots of more than half of eligible voters counted,
Leader of Iceland's Social Democrats invited to form new government
Iceland's president has asked Social Democratic party leader Kristrun Frostadottir to form a new coalition government after her party finished first in Saturday's parliamentary election, the president's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Iceland's President Asks Social Democrats To Form New Govt
Iceland's president said Tuesday she had tasked the leader of the Social Democrats with trying to form a coalition government after the party came out on top in a weekend election.
Iceland’s Social Democrats to Kick Off Coalition Talks
Iceland’s election winner, the Social Democrats, were tasked to start talks on forming the island nation’s next government. Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsPresident Halla Tomasdottir on Tuesday gave Social Democrats’ leader Kristrun Frostadottir the mandate to lead talks after her party emerged as the winner in Saturday’s general election.
Iceland's Social Democrats win election, unseating ruling coalition
Iceland's centre-left Social Democratic Alliance became the biggest party in a snap election that unseated the ruling coalition of the past seven years, the final count showed on Sunday.
Dem strategist gives stark warning about party's future after election loss: 'Our brand sucks'
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Germany’s Social Democrats Failed Miserably
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Romania's ruling Social Democrats appear poised to win parliamentary elections
Romania's ruling center-left Social Democrats were poised to secure the most votes in Sunday's parliamentary election, ...
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Party of Germany's Scholz defiant as it kicks off election campaign
Germany's troubled Social Democratic Party (SPD) launched its general election campaign on Saturday, pledging to fight its ...
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Ruling pro-Western social democrats come in 1st in Romania’s parliamentary election
Social Democratic Party did not win enough seats to form majority government, so a coalition government is likely - Anadolu ...
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The current leader of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison, won’t seek re-election. His successor will need to ...
The ‘well-intentioned white boys’ who want to run the Democratic Party
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The End of Democratic Delusions
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