Iceland
RECENT ELECTION:
Presidential, 28 June 2008
Presidential, 28 June 2008
Description of Electoral System:
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term. In the Parliament (Althing) 63 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
*Click on links for definitions
| Electoral System for Natural Legislature | List PR |
| Type | PR |
| Tiers | 2 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 63, 63 |
| Electoral System for President | FPTP |
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Most recent elections
(courtesy of wikipedia)
A presidential election was planned to be held in Iceland on 28 June2008. The incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson, first elected in 1996, stated in his New Year's speech that he would contest the election for a fourth term. Ástþór Magnússon, who ran unsuccessfully in 1996 and 2004, ruled out a candidacy. No challenger to the incumbent president filed by the deadline to declare a candidacy on 24 May 2008, and so Ólafur Ragnar's fourth term was won uncontested.
Iceland: Constitution (1999)
