1996 Icelandic presidential election

none Iceland presidential no 1992 Icelandic presidential election 1992 2000 Icelandic presidential election 2000 29 June 1996 85.94% 130x130px Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 68,370 41.38% 3x4.svg Pétur Hafstein 48,863 29.57% 3x4.svg Guðrún Agnarsdóttir 43,578 26.37% President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1996.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p962 9783832956097 The result was a victory for Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who received 41.4% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p980Hardarson Ólafur Th. 1997 Iceland https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1475-6765.00051 European Journal of Political Research en 32 3‐4 391–398 10.1111/1475-6765.00051 0304-4130 subscriptionKristinsson Gunnar Helgi 1996 The presidential election in Iceland 1996 Electoral Studies 15 4 533–537 10.1016/s0261-3794(96)80470-7 0261-3794 Electoral system The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting. Campaign Prime minister Davíð Oddsson and former foreign minister Jón Baldvín Hannibalsson considered running in the election. Guðrún Pétursdóttir, an academic, ran, but withdrew from the race ten days prior to the election date. Ólafur was considered a left-wing politician at the time, having been the leader of the left-wing People's Alliance from 1987 to 1995. Guðrún Agnarsdóttir, a former member of parliament for the Women's List, was considered on the left as well. Pétur Hafstein announced his candidacy shortly after Davíð decided not to run. Pétur was a Supreme Court judge, and was expected to appeal to voters of the conservative Independence Party. Ólafur's campaign was described by political scientist Ólafur Harðarson as "Americanized", as Ólafur emphasized his personal qualities rather than his political background and views. Results Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 68370 Pétur Hafstein 48863 Guðrún Agnarsdóttir 43578 Ástþór Magnússon 4422 2101 194705 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Presidential elections in Iceland Presidential election Iceland Iceland