Iceland's prime minister resigns, will run for president

FILE PHOTO: Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir attends the European Political Community Summit in Granada, Spain October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced on Friday that she will resign from her post and run for president, public broadcaster RUV and daily Morgunbladid reported.

It was not immediately clear who would succeed Jakobsdottir as prime minister, a job she has held since 2017.