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By: Gabrielle McLaren ICELAND – Coalition government collapses in the midst of child abuse scandal Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has called a snap election following the loss of its one-seat majority in parliament. Last Friday, the Bright Future party walked out of the three-party coalition currently governing the country. This follows allegations that Benediktsson tried to conceal a letter written by his father recommending that his friend, Hjalti Sigurjón Hauksson, convicted for sexual abuse of his stepdaughter, have his "honour restored." According to Icelandic law, this would change his civil status to allow him to apply for certain jobs.…

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