Lesbian wins Icelandic elections

Johanna Sigurdardottir’s center-left coalition wins, making her the first elected lesbian world leader.

Lesbian wins Icelandic elections

Johanna Sigurdardottir’s center-left coalition wins, making her the first elected lesbian world leader.

Iceland lesbian PM wins sweeping victory

(Reykjavik) Iceland’s left-of-center coalition, led by out lesbian interim Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, has won a stunning victory marking the first time an openly gay politician has been elected leader of the tiny country.

The Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement won 34 out of the 63 seats in …

‘Saint Johanna’, Iceland’s gay feminist PM

Reykjavik – Social Democrat Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, who swept to victory in Iceland’s snap election this weekend, is a gay feminist seen as one of the country’s most skillful politicians.

“Our time has come,” the 66-year-old Sigurdardottir told cheering supporters in her victory speech after Saturday’s general election, called just seven months after Iceland’s economic meltdown.

Nicknamed “Saint Johanna” for her relentless defence of social causes, she was appointed prime minister on February 1 after the previous government led by the conservative Independence Party resigned amid massive protests over the financial sector crash that pushed Iceland to the brink of bankruptcy. See ‘Saint Johanna’, Iceland’s gay feminist PM

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Lesbian politician sworn in as Iceland PM

(Reykjavik) A new center-left government took office in crisis-hit Iceland Sunday, headed by the country’s first openly gay national leader.

Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir and her Cabinet were officially appointed by the head of state, President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, after a tumultuous week that saw Iceland’s previous conservative government collapse over …

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World On Verge Of Getting First Openly Gay Prime Minister

Icelandic Social Affairs Minister Johanna Sigurðardottir would be the world’s first openly gay leader if she becomes Prime Minister of Iceland, as is widely expected. Although Per-Kristian Foss served as acting Prime Minister in Norway very briefly in 2002, this represents the first time that a gay leader would assume the reins of a modern state.

As has been extensively reported, Iceland is in the midst of an economic and political crisis that has brought down the ruling coalition of Geir Haarde. Although elections have been called for in May, Mr. Haarde has announced that he will step down because of the discovery of a malignant tumor on his esophagus earlier this week. See World On Verge Of Getting First Openly Gay Prime Minister