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On 1 June 2024, Halla won the Icelandic presidential election, defeating former prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir by a roughly 10-point margin. [8] Her campaign focused on issues such as the effects of social media on the mental health of youth, tourism development, and the role of artificial intelligence. She took office on 1 August 2024. [9]
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.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Halla Tomasdottir, an entrepreneur, has won Iceland's presidential election and will take over the mostly ceremonial role from incumbent Gudni Johannesson, broadcaster RUV ...
Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor, has won Iceland’s presidential election, topping a crowded field of candidates in which the top three finishers were women, the country's ...
President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (until 1 August); Halla Tómasdóttir (since 1 August) Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir (until 9 April); Bjarni Benediktsson (until 21 December); Kristrún Frostadóttir (since 21 December) Althing: 2021-present Althing; Speaker of the Althing: Birgir Ármannsson; President of the Supreme Court: Karl Axelsson
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.
Halla Tómasdóttir is elected as the President of Iceland with the plurality of the votes at 34.2%. Her opposition Katrín Jakobsdóttir concedes the election with 25.2%. 2024 Indian general election. The final phase of the general election in India is held, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance projected to win a majority. Results will ...
The full group, from L-R: Crown Prince Daniel of Sweden and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Iceland's President Halla Tomasdottir and her husband Bjorn Skulason, Queen Mary of Denmark and King ...