2008 Icelandic presidential election
Presidential elections were planned to be held in Iceland on 28 June 2008.[1]
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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 a candidacy.[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]
References
- Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties
- "Icelandic President wants to be reelected", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 3 January 2008.
- Ástþór býður sig ekki fram - mbl.is
- Forsetinn sjálfkjörinn - mbl.is
- "President of Iceland sworn in for fourth time", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), 3 August 2008.
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