After many of the votes had been counted throughout a protracted election night time, she had a transparent lead over her rivals on Sunday. It was initially an in depth race between Tómasdóttir and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who already has a variety of expertise in politics by means of her former position because the nation’s prime minister. Jakobsdóttir finally conceded defeat.
Voter turnout was slightly below 79 p.c, as reported by the Icelandic broadcaster RUV. This was considerably greater than within the final election. Virtually 270,000 Icelanders had been eligible to vote. Just a few votes had been nonetheless being counted when it was already clear that Tómasdóttir had gained. This makes her the nation’s seventh president and the second girl to carry the workplace. She’s going to start her new position on August 1.
55-year-old entrepreneur
The 55-year-old businesswoman succeeds Gudni Jóhannesson, who has been president of the North Atlantic island since 2016. The 55-year-old introduced in his New 12 months’s deal with that he wouldn’t run for a 3rd time period. Tómasdóttir had already run for workplace as soon as in 2016 and misplaced the race for the presidency to her rival Gudni Jóhannesson, who then held the workplace for eight years.
The position of the president is essentially consultant. Iceland shouldn’t be a part of the European Union, however, like Norway and Liechtenstein, it’s a part of the European Financial Space (EEA). The island, which has a inhabitants of round 380,000, holds presidential elections each 4 years, supplied there may be a couple of candidate. This time there have been twelve candidates – greater than ever earlier than.
