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,

Icelanders vote in a legislative election Saturday after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted a snap poll where the economy is a top concern.

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 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.

Icelanders head to the polls on November 30 after the collapse of a fraught coalition government prompted a snap election where the economy is a top concern.

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.

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.