Ex-PM Ousted in Panama Papers Scandal Leads Iceland's EU Revolt
- Ex-PM is fighting Icelandic ratifaction of energy directive
- All-night debates seek to run our clock ahead of summer break
Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson
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Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, who had to resign as prime minister in Iceland after the Panama Papers revealed his family’s offshore accounts, is stirring up chaos again in Icelandic politics.
At the helm of a new party now, the 44-year-old is leading a filibuster to prevent Iceland from ratifying the European Union’s third energy package. Iceland, linked with the EU through the European Economic Area, needs to adopt the plan for it also to become valid in the other European Free Trade Area countries, principally Norway.