COPENHAGEN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iceland held a snap election on Saturday with voters likely to topple the ruling coalition in their quest to escape a cost of living crisis, although a snowstorm made voting difficult for some and could delay tallying of ballots.

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.

Icelanders are heading to the voting booths in a snap parliamentary election on Saturday that looks poised to redraw the political landscape due to discontent over high costs of living even amid a cooling economy.

Iceland's voters will head to polls on Saturday in a snap election that could potentially steer it towards seeking European Union membership, an issue that has divided the country for years.

Voters in Iceland have joined a global trend and punished incumbents in the country’s parliamentary election REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Voters in Iceland joined a global trend of punishing incumbents in a parliamentary election ,

Voters head to the polls in Iceland to choose a new parliament in a fragmented political landscape.

Icelanders are electing a new parliament after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and