# Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after all, election recount shows Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2021-09-27 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Iceland Election Results: Woman-Majority Parliament Not Meta Description: Despite initial reports, Iceland's election reveals more women in parliament, but not enough for a majority. Get the full details on Reuters. URL: https://financedigest.com/iceland-will-have-a-male-majority-parliament-after-all-election-recount-showshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2021-09-26t083723z1lynxmpeh8p03artroptp4iceland-election-1736837755994-compressed.jpg) By Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland looked to have elected a woman-majority parliament but a recount of votes on Sunday showed there will still be more men than women in the chamber, state broadcaster RUV reported. Thirty women were elected to the 63-seat parliament in Saturday’s election, up from 24 in the previous vote. Earlier results before the recount late on Sunday had shown 33 women were elected. The National [Electoral Commission has not published the results on its website and could not immediately be reached](https://www.financedigest.com/turnout-in-iraqs-election-reached-41-electoral-commission.html "Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 41% – electoral commission") for comment. Only three countries – Rwanda, Cuba and Nicaragua – have more women than men in parliament, while Mexico and the United Arab Emirates have a 50/50 split, [according to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union](https://www.financedigest.com/ita-airways-averts-strike-after-wage-increase-accord-with-unions.html "ITA Airways averts strike after wage increase accord with unions"). In Europe, [Sweden and Finland](https://www.financedigest.com/finland-sweden-to-send-teams-to-turkey-to-discuss-nato-bids-haavisto-says.html "Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids, Haavisto says") have 47% and 46% women’s representation in parliament, respectively. Iceland, a North Atlantic island of 371,000 people, was ranked the most gender-equal country in the world for the 12th year running in a World Economic Forum (WEF) [report released](https://www.financedigest.com/lumen-releases-report-from-pwc-on-the-roi-of-attention-technology.html "Lumen Releases Report from PwC on the ROI of Attention Technology") in March. Opinion polls had forecast the governing coalition would fall short of a majority, but a surge in support for the [centre-right Progressive Party](https://www.financedigest.com/centre-right-gerb-party-leads-in-bulgaria-election-partial-results.html "Centre-right GERB party leads in Bulgaria election -partial results"), which won five more seats than in 2017, pushed the coalition’s total count to 37 seats, according to RUV. Members of the current government, which consists of [Prime Minister](https://www.financedigest.com/economist-odor-picked-as-slovakias-caretaker-prime-minister.html "Economist Odor picked as Slovakia’s caretaker prime minister") Katrin Jakobsdottir’s Left-Green Movement, the conservative Independence Party and the Progressive Party, said before the election they would negotiate continued cooperation if they held their majority. President Gudni Johannesson said he would not hand a mandate to form a new government to any party but would await [coalition talks](https://www.financedigest.com/finnish-centre-right-eyes-coalition-talks-as-defeated-marin-considers-future.html "Finnish centre-right eyes coalition talks as defeated Marin considers future") among the three parties. The Independence Party [remained the biggest](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-expenditure-sees-its-biggest-increase-in-a-decade-while-income-remains-stagnant.html "UK expenditure sees its biggest increase in a decade, while income remains stagnant  ") in parliament with 16 seats, unchanged from the last election. Party leader and former [Prime Minister](https://www.financedigest.com/prime-minister-of-liechtenstein-welcomes-house-of-blockchain-at-opening-ceremony-in-vaduz.html "Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Welcomes House of Blockchain at Opening Ceremony in Vaduz") Bjarni Benediktsson said he was optimistic the three parties could form a coalition and he would not demand that he lead a new government, RUV reported. The Left-Green Movement got eight seats, down from 11 in the 2017 election, although two parliamentarians left the party shortly after the last election. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Frances Kerry and Peter Cooney) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---