2 Jul 2016Canadian born Eliza Reid is to become Iceland's sixth First Lady in August when her husband Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is inaugurated as President of Iceland. Iceland Monitor met with Reid at their Reykjavik home to discuss the presidential race, her upbringing in Canada and bringing four young children to the presidential residence at Bessastaðir.
27 Jun 2016A great number of people arrived at the home of newly elected President of Iceland, Guðni Th.Jóhannesson yesterday in Seltjarnarnes, Reykjavik.
26 Jun 2016Guðni Th. Jóhannesson will become the new president of Iceland in August, replacing Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Speaking to mbl.is last night when the results were clear he said that he hope to "Become a president for all the people of Iceland."
26 Jun 2016Dr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has been elected the President of Iceland. When two thirds of the vote had been counted, Jóhannesson had 38 percent support.
16 Jun 2016With just over a week to go until Iceland elects its first new president in twenty years, four candidates have begun to stand out from the crowd.
23 May 2016There have never been more than six candidates in the final race in the entire history of Icelandic presidential elections – making 2016 potentially the most hotly contested year ever.
11 May 2016Author and historian Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is on course for a landslide victory in Iceland’s upcoming presidential elections, with almost 70% of Icelanders intending to vote for him.
9 May 2016Almost 27,000 Icelanders – 8.15% of the population – applied for tickets to Euro 2016 Iceland games, so there will clearly be a large Icelandic contingent in France.
9 May 2016Various Icelandic media have reported that current President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has now officially withdrawn his bid to serve a sixth consecutive term.
9 May 2016“I shall have to give some thought to how to respond to the dramatic changes of recent days,” Iceland’s President told radio listeners yesterday.
5 May 2016Author and historian Guðni Th. Jóhannesson announced today that he will be running for President of Iceland . A new survey conducted by Fréttablaðið before the announcement, shows that if he does run, he would have 38 % of voters supporting him compared to 45 % supporting President Grímsson and 11 % supporting Andri Snær Magnason.
27 Apr 2016Iceland’s current President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is on course for an overwhelming victory at the upcoming elections, securing a sixth consecutive term of office.
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