Nordea bank logo is pictured on the Latvia's branch headquarters in Riga October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson said on Tuesday he would dissolve parliament and call a new election if he did not receive the backing of coalition partner the Independence Party to remain in office.
Pressure has been mounting on Gunnlaughsson to resign after leaked documents showed his wife owned an offshore company with big claims on Iceland's collapsed banks. He spent the morning in talks with Finance Minister and Independence Party leader Bjarni Benediktsson.
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