2008 Icelandic presidential election explained

Country:Iceland
Election Date:28 June 2008
Type:presidential
Previous Election:2004 Icelandic presidential election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2012 Icelandic presidential election
Next Year:2012
Image1:Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg
Candidate1:
Popular Vote1:Unopposed
President
After Election:Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Presidential elections were planned to be held in Iceland on 28 June 2008.[1]

The incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, first elected in 1996, stated in his New Year's speech that he would contest the election for a fourth term.[2]

Ástþór Magnússon, who ran unsuccessfully in 1996 and 2004, ruled out running for the presidency.[3]

No challenger to the incumbent president filed by the deadline to declare a candidacy on 24 May 2008,[4] and so Ólafur Ragnar's fourth term was won uncontested.[5]

Ólafur Ragnar was sworn in on 1 August 2008.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties
  2. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6331356.html "Icelandic President wants to be reelected"
  3. http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/innlent/2008/04/27/astthor_bydur_sig_ekki_fram/ Ástþór býður sig ekki fram - mbl.is
  4. http://www.republic.org.nz/node/285
  5. http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/innlent/2008/05/24/forsetinn_sjalfkjorinn/ Forsetinn sjálfkjörinn - mbl.is
  6. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6465286.html "President of Iceland sworn in for fourth time"