Iceland Elects Businesswoman Halla Tómasdóttir as New President
Iceland has chosen Halla Tómasdóttir, a businesswoman and investor as its new president. Tómasdóttir, aged 55, won the presidential race with 34.3% of the vote. It is an achievement in a competition where the top three contenders were all women. The election saw a voter turnout of 78.83%, the highest since 1996.