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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 1 June 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson announced that he would not seek a third term. [ 1 ] Entrepreneur Halla Tómasdóttir was elected as his successor, [ 3 ] and took office on 1 August.
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 November 2024 to elect the 63 members of the Althing.The centre-left Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, outperformed the ruling Independence Party to win the most seats, at 15. [1]
20 November – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system. [14] 30 November – 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election: The Social Democratic Alliance outperforms the ruling Independence Party to win a plurality of seats in the Althing. [15]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland's centre-left Social Democratic Alliance became the biggest party in a snap election that unseated the ruling coalition of the past seven years, the final count ...
This is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic island nation and ushered in a new era of political instability. Opinion polls suggested the country could be in for another upheaval, with support for the three governing parties plunging.
Danish nationals who lived in Iceland on 6 March 1946 or any point ten years before that are eligible to vote. Foreign nationals from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland can vote in municipal elections if they have registered their domicile in Iceland before election day. Foreign nationals from other countries have to live in Iceland for three ...
The president of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland.The incumbent is Halla Tómasdóttir, who won the 2024 presidential election. [2]The president is elected to a four-year term by popular vote, is not term-limited, and has limited powers.
Arnar Þór Jónsson is an Icelandic lawyer and former judge who had served a deputy member of the Althing from 2021 to 2024. He left the Independence Party in January 2024 and ran for presidential office in the 2024 election. He came in sixth place with 5.08% of the vote.