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Prime Minister Steps Down amid Violent Protests
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by 158 | January 24, 2009 at 08:38 pm
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Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde, rattled by the financial crisis and widespread anti-government protests, called early national elections for May 9 on Friday and announced he was stepping down.
Haarde, 57, said he would not seek re-election because he has a throat tumor. The new timetable brings forward elections which were due in 2011.
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at 21:18 on January 24th, 2009
The Unrest and unhappiness of the people with the ruling classes is gong around the Globe like a wild fire.
at 10:33 on January 25th, 2009
True, and we don't know how it will end.
at 12:38 on January 25th, 2009
Well, they should be unhappy with the way they have dealt with economies.