Benediktsson takes over as Jakobsdóttir steps down after six years as PM to run in presidential elections
Iceland has appointed Bjarni Benediktsson to replace Katrín Jakobsdóttir as prime minister after she resigned to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election.
Benediktsson, who was previously the Nordic country’s foreign minister, officially took over from Jakobsdóttir on Tuesday night after she stood down following more than six years in office.
