Iceland PM resigns to run for president

"I have decided to resign as Prime Minister of Iceland and run for the office of the President," Jakobsdottir said in a video posted to social media.

(FILES) President of Iceland Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson (L) poses with Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir upon arrival for the 4th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe, in Reykjavik, Iceland on May 16, 2023. - Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said April 5, 2024 that she was resigning in order to run for president in the upcoming June elections. Incumbent President Gudni Johannesson, in office since 2016, announced earlier this year that he would not seek re-election to the largely ceremonial post. (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP)