Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as new president, beating former PM
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters Halla Tomasdottir, an entrepreneur, has won Iceland’s presidential election and will take over the mostly ceremonial role from incumbent Gudni Johannesson, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday. Tomasdottir, 55, received 34 per cent of the votes cast in Saturday’s election in the North Atlantic nation, to beat former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, who […]