Icelanders are heading to the polls after their three-party coalition government collapsed last month. The election comes amid rising concerns over the economy, housing, and immigration, with voters hoping for change.

Icelanders voted on Saturday after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted snap legislative elections, where early results showed the Social Democrats leading the ruling Independence Party. His Independence Party was trailing the Social Democrats with 21.

Iceland's opposition Social Democrats were ahead in vote counting on Sunday after a snap election prompted by the collapse of the fraught coalition government.

Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson dissolved the parliament in October and called the snap election, citing growing disagreements among the three governing parties — his Independence Party, the Progressive Party and the Left-Greens. All three parties in the outgoing government appeared to have lost votes.

Iceland's Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson dissolved parliament in October and called for elections to be held on Nov. 30, citing disagreements between the ruling coalition's three parties. The Reform Party, a front-runner in polls along with the Social Democratic Alliance, is keen to hold an EU referendum if it wins the election.

Iceland holds a snap election on Saturday with voters likely to topple the ruling coalition in their quest to escape a cost-of-living crisis, although an expected severe snowstorm may delay tallying of ballots.

By Louise Rasmussen, Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland's centre-left Social Democrats looked on course to win the most votes when polls closed in a snap election on Saturday,

Iceland's opposition Social Democrats overtook the governing Independence Party of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson after a snap election prompted by the collapse of his fraught coalition government,

Icelanders voted to elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call an early election.

It is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic island nation.