Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as new president, beating former prime minister Ms Halla Tomasdottir received 34 per cent of the votes cast in June 2’s election in the North ...

Tomasdottir, 55, received 34% of the votes cast in Saturday's election in the North Atlantic nation, to beat former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, who stepped down as premier in April to run ...

Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was declared the winner on Sunday, June 2, of Iceland's presidential election, final results showed, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir.

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