REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland’s prime minister is defying calls for his resignation as opponents plan a second day of mass protests outside the island nation’s parliament.
Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson and his wife have been linked to an offshore company that may represent a severe conflict of interest with his official role.
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A wide array of opposition groups are planning protests Tuesday evening, seeking a new election. Parliament was not in session but deliberations on the crisis are expected to resume later this week.
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News reports have alleged that Gunnlaugsson and his wife set up a company in the British Virgin Islands with the help of a Panamanian law firm at the centre of a massive tax evasion leak.
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He denies doing anything illegal and says all taxes were paid.