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Al Jazeera English
| 12 months ago
44 Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, left, was first elected president in August 1996 and has since served four four-year terms [AFP] Iceland's president has won a fifth term in office, beating a famous television reporter who had a new baby in the middle of...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Iceland's president was re-elected to a fifth term this weekend and will continue to guide the island nation's economic recovery. Oladur Ragnar Grimsson, 69, out-gained five competitors with 53 percent of the vote and held on to the office he has...
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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the Icelandic president who rejected a deal that would have put the country's taxpayers on the hook for £3bn debts to Britain and the Netherlands, has been re-elected for a fifth term. The vote makes him the longest-serving...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
Iceland (AP) — Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who turned his ceremonial office into a position of power by rejecting a deal that would have put taxpayers on the hook for $5 billion, has been re-elected to a fifth term.
The...
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Novinite
| 12 months ago
Runner up Thora Arnorsdottir, a journalist who gave birth during the campaign, was endorsed by 33.4%. "This has been a valuable experience. Now I will take a holiday, attend to my new daughter and the other children and go on maternity leave and...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson has won a record fifth term in office, riding a wave of support for his defiance of Britain and the Netherlands over massive debts from a bank crash and asserting the tiny nation's stubbornly independent streak. A...
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Reuters
| 12 months ago
Topics Iceland's President Olafur Grimsson makes a visit to Eyjafjoll April 18, 2010. Iceland's president Olafur Grimsson looks set to win a record fifth term in office, riding a wave of support for his defiance of Britain and the Netherlands over...
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Al Jazeera English
| 12 months ago
30 Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, left, was first elected president in August 1996 and has served four four-year terms [AFP] Icelanders have voted to elect a new president, with a 37-year-old mother with a newborn no political experience challenging Olafur...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Iceland votes in presidential election Ms Arnorsdottir (r) has criticised Mr Grimsson's (l) at times controversial approach to the presidency Icelanders are voting to elect a new president, with incumbent Olafur Ragnar Grimsson seeking a fifth, four-...
