Question: Who among the following has been elected as the president of Iceland?
(a) Gudni Johannesson
(b) Olafur Grímsson
(c) Eliza Redo
(d) Daniel Miller
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 25 June 2016 Gudni Johannesson has been elected as the president of Iceland.
- Johannesson will be sworn in as the 6th President of the Republic of Iceland on 1 August 2016.
- He will replace President Olafur Ragnar Grímsson who is now stepping down after having served five consecutive terms.
- He received 39.1 percent of the vote in election followed by Halla Tomasdottir receiving 27.9 percent of the vote.
- Gudni was an associate professor at the University of Iceland.
- In his election campaign he always advocated for a constitutional provision which provide the right to initiate a referendum to the citizens.
Reference:
http://gudnith.is/en/biography/
http://icelandreview.com/news/2016/06/27/gudni-th-johannesson-elected-president-iceland
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2016/06/26/breaking_iceland_elects_new_president/