'Panama Papers' push Iceland's PM to resign

'Panama Papers' push Iceland's PM to resign
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Iceland’s under pressure prime minister,Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has tendered his resignation after his family’s offshore investments were

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Iceland’s under pressure prime minister,Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has tendered his resignation after his family’s offshore investments were revealed in the ‘Panama Papers’ leak.

AHORA | #PanamaPapers: Renunció Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, primer ministro de Islandia. pic.twitter.com/BOif9STJsL

— Infobae América (@InfobaeAmerica) April 5, 2016

The move must first be approved by his government’s coalition partners and the president before becoming official.

What is the #PanamaPapers scandal all about? Our handy guidehttps://t.co/nycvx6uF2Tpic.twitter.com/cWdYP33HB1

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 5, 2016

Gunnlaugsson and his wife allegedly set up a company in the British Virgin Islands with help from Mossack Fonseca the Panama law firm at the centre of the scandal.

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