Iceland Iceland Baby

Iceland sounds like such a magical place- a snowy, wintery, amusement park.  Truth is, like every other country, they are not faring well.  It went bankrupt in October and yesterday Prime Minister Geir Haarde announced his resignation amidst much pressure for not handling the financial crisis with enough force and swiftness. 

One of the things I noticed from the article is a strong emphasis on a government lead by a coalition of parties.  I looked on the great wiki of knowledge and found this blurb: 

"The governments of Iceland have almost always been coalitions with two or more parties involved, as no single political party has received a majority of seats in Althing during the republic." 

Imagine the Democrats and Republicans NOT vying for power and majority standing.