HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images(REYKJAVIK, Iceland) — Iceland’s Pirate Party is in second place in the country’s general election after making gains from a wave of anger because of the 2008 financial crisis and Panama Papers revelations.
The anti-establishment Pirate Party and the Left-Greens both have 10 seats each in the 63-seat Parliament. The Independence Party led with 21 seats in the election.
The results show the Pirate Party more than tripled its amount of seats in parliament after holding only three seats in the last general election. Voters in Iceland were won over by the party’s call for greater political transparency in wake of recent scandals.
Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson resigned Sunday after the results. His Progressive Party’s 19-seat share of seats in Parliament sunk to just eight seats.
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson stepped down in April in wake of the Panama Papers leaks revealing he owned an offshore company, allegedly concealing millions of dollars.
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