Icelandic Prime Minister Steps Aside Over Panama Papers
Iceland's Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigns as prime minister after offshore holdings linked to the Panama Papers leak draw fury during a financial crisis. Deputy Johannesson to lead temporarily. President may call elections as protests mount in Reykjavik. The disclosures allege a Wintris shell company with assets in failed Icelandic banks.
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