Icelandic general election

It seems that voters in Iceland have backed the left-wing coalition and strongly rejected Independent party that oversaw economic collapse.

The coalition is led by interim prime minister Johanna Sigurdardottir. She became her country's first woman PM on 1 February this year; she also became the world's first openly gay head of government.

The conservative Independence party had held a parliamentary majority for some 70 years. However, many blamed it for the country's economic troubles.

The win allows the government to push through a pro-EU agenda, and the majority of the coalition want Iceland to apply for EU membership, which would eventually allow the country to adopt the euro.

Good luck Iceland!