2024-06-03 05:25:59
12 candidates contested the election for the place of head of state, together with Katrina Jakobsdottir, who shocked many in April by resigning from the put up of prime minister to run for president.
The present president, Gudni Jouhaneson, who may be very standard within the nation, didn’t run once more in these elections after two phrases in workplace.
Jakobsdottir in the present day conceded defeat within the election and congratulated Tomasdottir on his victory.
Iceland is a parliamentary republic, and the president has a extra symbolic function within the nation, however he has veto energy over the adoption of legislative acts and the ability to refer them to referendums.
The outcomes after counting 71.6% of the votes present that Tomasdottir received 34.6% of the votes and Jakobsdottir – 25% of the votes.
55-year-old Tomasdottir is a well known entrepreneur who led the worldwide non-profit group “The B Staff”. Certainly one of its founders is businessman Richard Branson and its objective is to advertise enterprise practices which might be friendlier to the local weather and humanity.
2024-06-03 05:25:59