Historian Gudni Johannesson wins presidential election in Iceland

[Chaitin]

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[QUOTE]The final count showed 39% of Icelanders voted for him, putting him ahead of a former prime minister and central bank governor.
Mr Johannesson, 47, had told supporters he would try to be a unifying force.
The poll came amid anger at the elite, some of whom were alleged to hold offshore accounts in the Panama Papers tax evasion investigation.
The scandal forced the resignation of Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson.
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Iceland's presidency is a largely ceremonial post.
However, during campaigning Mr Johannesson - who says he has never been a member of a political party - also called for a constitutional clause allowing citizen-initiated referendums over parliamentary bills.
He said this would ensure the nation always had the final say over the biggest issues affecting it.
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Interesting fact, his wife is also Canadian.

Source [URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36628444"]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36628444[/URL]

[Cutthecrap]

Is this the first time a Historian is elected president (Not only of Iceland)?

Nice

Truly, Icelanders are people we all should learn from. They waited only 1 planck time before mass protesting after the panamagate...meanwhile the rest of the world....well.....

[Sprockethead]

Iceland and Icelanders is/are so nice.

[Sableye]

[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;50599702]Is this the first time a Historian is elected president (Not only of Iceland)?

Nice

Truly, Icelanders are people we all should learn from. They waited only 1 planck time before mass protesting after the panamagate...meanwhile the rest of the world....well.....[/QUOTE]

It's a lot easier to get 100,000 people riled up than it is 100 million people

[FlashMarsh]

[QUOTE=Sableye;50600250]It's a lot easier to get 100,000 people riled up than it is 100 million people[/QUOTE]

most other democratic countries also didn't have really the same extent of corruption and embroilment in the mess. Iceland was on another level

[Daniel Smith]

[QUOTE=Cutthecrap;50599702]Is this the first time a Historian is elected president (Not only of Iceland)?

Nice

Truly, Icelanders are people we all should learn from. They waited only 1 planck time before mass protesting after the panamagate...meanwhile the rest of the world....well.....[/QUOTE]

Seeing as how opinion polls are in Iceland right now they might be the first country to have a plurality Pirate Party parliament and Prime Minister.