Iceland elects its first female-majority parliament as centrist parties make gains

In a landmark vote, Iceland elected its first female-majority parliament in an election that saw centrist parties making the biggest gains.

Iceland has elected a female-majority parliament, a landmark for gender equality in the North Atlantic island nation, in a vote that saw centrist parties make the biggest gains.

After all votes were counted Sunday, female candidates held 33 seats in Iceland's 63-seat parliament, the Althing.