Election Backlash Over Women Rebels Hits Iceland’s Biggest Party
- Ruling Independence Party faces row over candidate selection
- Pirate Party polls strongly ahead of October 29 elections
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A rebellion by women has shaken Iceland’s Independence Party as it struggles to fend off the Pirate Party in elections next month.
Eleven female members quit leadership positions within the group after party primaries swept many women hopefuls aside, in what they called a "shocking" result and an intolerable setback to gender equality.