Hornafjörður council chair resigns for personal reasons

Ingibjörg Sveinsdóttir has resigned as a councillor and chair of the council in Hornafjörður, mbl.is reports. She stepped down for personal reasons, according to the municipality’s mayor.

Sveinsdóttir’s request to leave office was presented at a council meeting on Tuesday and approved unanimously by the seven councillors in attendance. Björgvin Óskar Sigurjónsson was elected as the new chair.

Both Sveinsdóttir and Sigurjónsson were elected to the council for the Progressive Party, which forms a majority with the Independence Party.