Iceland’s Social Democrats win most votes in election, but promise coalition government

Iceland’s Social Democrats win most election votes

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Official results from Iceland’s general elections show the Social Democrats won the most votes.

The results released Sunday give the Social Democratic Party a plurality with more than 30 percent. The Left-Green Movement received more than 21 percent of the ballot.

The two parties say they will form a coalition government.

The official results are based on 97.9 percent of the votes cast in Saturday’s elections, with five constituencies still counting ballots.