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Iceland to appoint lesbian PM
Evening Standard28 Jan 2009
ICELAND is set to appoint the world's first openly-gay woman prime minister.
Former flight attendant Johanna Sigurdardottir, 66, the island nation's social affairs minister, is the choice of the Social Democratic Alliance Party to lead an interim government.
A conservative-led government failed on Monday in the wake of the country's economic collapse.
Ms Sigurdardottir's appointment is expected to be confirmed by a new ruling coalition of the Alliance party and Left-Green movement. She would lead Iceland until a general election in May.
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But i don't understand, is make any difference if she is lesbian?
Is time that the reporters and newspapers start to cut all these comments.
- T., London, 29/01/2009 07:42
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Well, at least Iceland is a working democracy where the ministers quit if they are useless and they are not led by unelected Lords etc etc.
- Jim, UK, 28/01/2009 16:38
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Trust the Scandinavians to set the lead in this. More and more countries are expected to follow.
- Dhanraj, Basildon Essex, 28/01/2009 15:24
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