Iceland's government collapses amid paedophile dispute

Iceland's nine-month-old government has collapsed after a small coalition partner quit over an attempt by the prime minister's father to help clear a convicted paedophile's name.

Iceland's government collapses amid paedophile dispute

Iceland's nine-month-old government has collapsed after a small coalition partner quit over an attempt by the prime minister's father to help clear a convicted paedophile's name.

The centrist Bright Future party said in a Facebook post that "a serious breach of trust" prompted its departure.

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