Icelandic Investor Tomasdottir Wins Presidential Election
- Former Premier Katrin Jakobsdottir takes second place
- Country was world’s first to elect woman as president in 1980
Halla Tomasdottir after exit polls Reykjavik, on June 2.
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Icelandic entrepreneur and investor Halla Tomasdottir was elected as the Nordic country’s president in a victory over former premier Katrin Jakobsdottir.
Tomasdottir had the backing of 34.3% of voters against 25.2% for Jakobsdottir, state-owned broadcaster RUV said on Sunday morning, citing final results. The former government leader had earlier congratulated Tomasdottir, saying she’d make a good president.