Icelanders are electing a new parliament after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call early elections.

It is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic island nation.

COPENHAGEN - Iceland’s centre-left Social Democrats looked on course to win the most votes when polls closed in a snap election on Nov 30, suggesting the political landscape was likely to be shaken up, although a snowstorm could still delay tallying of ballots.

Icelanders vote in a legislative election Saturday after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted a snap poll where the economy is a top concern.For first-time voter Lena Brynjardottir, housing is a top concern.

Icelanders are heading to the voting booths in a snap parliamentary election on Saturday that looks poised to redraw the political landscape due to discontent over high costs of living even amid a cooling economy.

Icelanders went to the polls after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson ended his coalition government and called an early election. It's Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated its economy and ushered in a new era of political instability.

Iceland's ruling coalition looks likely to be ousted after seven years in government as the centre-left Social Democrat Party is poised to secure a majority.

Voters head to the polls in Iceland to choose a new parliament in a fragmented political landscape.

Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call early elections.