Iceland Votes, With Its Dependence on Tourism Exposed
- Ruling grand coalition will likely fall short of majority
- Nordic economy relied on travel growth after 2008 banking bust
Tourists and visitors watch a lava flow bubbling from a tunnel near the crater in Geldingadalir valley, near Reykjavik on Sept. 15.
Photographer: Jereme Richard/AFP/Getty Images
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Iceland is holding an election with the pandemic largely behind it but its voters faced with a reality check.
The travel restrictions with Covid-19 have laid bare just how much the sparsely-populated island got hooked on tourism, while there is little consensus on whether climate change presents a challenge or an opportunity.