Iceland elections eclipsed by Euro fever

REYKJAVIK: Iceland voted in a presidential election on Saturday with voters angry at the establishment — though more excited about the country’s Euro football debut.

REYKJAVIK: Iceland voted in a presidential election on Saturday with voters angry at the establishment — though more excited about the country’s Euro football debut. The outrage that fuelled mass street protests in April and led to the premier’s ouster appeared to have dissipated somewhat in the final days of campaigning, as euphoria erupted over the Icelandic football squad achieving a historic feat at the football tournament. A North Atlantic island of just 334,000 people, Iceland beat Austria 2-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the last 16 in its Euro debut, facing off against England.

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