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...This will be a welfare administration," Siguršardóttir announced at a press conference on Wednesday during a meeting between the parties of the new coalition government to decide their new platform. Siguršardóttir also announced that the government's first task is to replace the central bank's directors...
...After the sudden collapse of the conservative-led coalition government on Jan. 26, the new coalition of Social Democrats and Left-Greens named Siguršardóttir as leader of the new government until the parliamentary elections expected in the spring. Talks are under way to decide whether the matter of the E.U. application will be put to a referendum at the same vote. Siguršardóttir replaces Geir H. Haarde, who resigned as Prime Minister under mounting public outrage over the government's handling of the country's economic meltdown last autumn. (See the top 10 financial collapses...
...Siguršardóttir, who was the Minister of Social Affairs in the outgoing government, boasts the highest approval ratings among Icelandic ministers, according to recent opinion polls. "She's a good choice," says Björn Björnsson, 26, a Web editor who lost his job during the nation's financial collapse. "She's one of our most experienced politicians, and through this crisis she has shown nothing but integrity and concern for the public. Iceland needs someone we can trust again, and she's earned my trust...
...longest-sitting MP in Iceland, with three decades in Parliament and four stints as Minister of Social Affairs, Siguršardóttir has gained a reputation for voicing support for social issues such as gender equality, a robust welfare system and rights for the disabled and elderly. Fellow MP Ágúst Einarsson went as far as to call her "socialism incarnate." Firmly planted in left-of-center politics, the new Minister reflects the nation's postmeltdown retreat from the right, as demonstrated in recent polling data...
...Besides her politics, the Minister's past as a working woman resonates with the increasingly disgruntled middle class. With only a high school diploma, Siguršardóttir began her career as a flight attendant and later worked in the office of a box factory...