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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson reelected as president of Iceland

Even though only 21% of votes have been counted it looks like Mr. Grímsson will be reelected as the president of Iceland. He will be the longest sitting president and the first to be elected the 5th...

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The presidential election in Iceland – Final numbers

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson will be staying as the president of Iceland for the next four years. Mr. Grímsson got 52.78% of the overall votes and his main competition Þóra Arnórsdóttir got 33.16%. Other...

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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson sworn in President for record 5th term

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was sworn in for the 5th time as President of Iceland today after having won the presidential elections last June against five other candidates. The ceremony began with a mass in...

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Icelandic president attends service at London’s Southwark Cathedral

Last Sunday saw Iceland’s president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson pay a visit to Southwark Cathedral in London. The North Atlantic premier travelled to the British capital to take part in a special Nordic...

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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson confirmed as Iceland geothermal energy conference patron

The President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has been confirmed as the patron for the upcoming geothermal energy conference, IGC 2013, to be held at the Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavík between...

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Iceland president: government to set up wealth fund for oil revenue

Iceland’s premier has said that Reykjavik is to set up a wealth fund ahead of a potential offshore oil boom to protect the country’s revenues. President Olafur R. Grimsson’s comments came during an...

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Iceland’s president vilifies former British PM Gordon Brown over Icesave crisis

In a recent interview with British news broadcaster Sky News, Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson declared that Iceland as a country will never forgive former British PM Gordon Brown for his...

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Icelandic president to come to Maine

Iceland’s president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson plans to visit Maine, the northeastern-most state of the United States, next May to express his support for Eimskip. The Icelandic shipping company has...

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President of Iceland calls for scrutiny of economic failure at Global...

The President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has called for transparent scrutiny of the fundamental economic failures amongst European institutions during the recent Global Leadership Summit 2013...

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President of Iceland sees benefits in Arctic melt

The melting of ice caps during summer months isn’t all negative news according to Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson who told the Main International Trade Day delegates that it helps with shipping in the region....

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Icelandic and Russian presidents to meet at Arctic forum

Icelandic President ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is set to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week at the The Arctic – Territory of Dialogue forum, revealed Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov. At the...

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China wants greater cooperation with Iceland

China wants to develop greater cooperation with Iceland in a number of areas, according to Vice Premier Ma Kai. During a meeting with Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson on Sunday, he said his...

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Iceland invites Indonesia to Arctic Circle Assembly

Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has invited Indonesia to join the second Arctic Circle Assembly conference in Reykjavik in October. The president made the offer when hosting credentials from...

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Icelandic president honours British campaigner

A British environmental campaigner has been honoured by the president of Iceland at a ceremony in Reykjavik. Roger Crofts was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by...

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Iceland leaders offer condolences to France after Charlie Hebdo attack

Iceland’s leaders have sent their condolences to France after the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris. Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson and Foreign...

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Annual Icelandic-American conference focusses on Arctic opportunities

The annual Icelandic-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) conference will see public and private sector figures from Iceland, the US, Canada and Greenland come together and discuss potential business...

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Majority supports a gay couple at Bessastaðir according to poll

A new Gallup survey shows that a majority of Icelanders would support a gay couple for the presidency if Iceland in the presidential elections in June. The past couple of days have seen much...

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Presidential Candidates Taking Shape

With four months until the presidential elections there are still only a few clear candidates to rally around but about twenty people have either announced running or have been repeatedly said to be...

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Nine percent between new candidate and the incumbent president

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson formally announced yesterday that he will run for president. Jóhannesson is an associate professor of history at the University of Iceland and has researched the presidency for...

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Latest presidential candidate – Davíð Oddsson

Former prime minister for the Independent party and current co-editor of newspaper Morgunblaðið, Davíð Oddsson, controversial and legendary conservative politician in Iceland has announced his decision...

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