2024 Icelandic presidential election
1 June 2024
Incumbent President

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson


Presidential elections are due to be held in Iceland on 1 June 2024.[1] Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has announced he will not be seeking a third term.

Background

The previous presidential elections on 27 June 2020 saw incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson re-elected for a second four-year term with 92% of the vote.[2] The office of President is not term-limited; however, despite being eligible to serve a third term, Guðni announced in his new year's address to the Icelandic people on 1 January 2024 that he would not stand for re-election again.[3]

Electoral system

The President of Iceland is elected by first-past-the-post voting, with a simple plurality of votes needed to win.[4] Candidates must be Icelandic citizens and at least 35 years of age on election day.[5]

Candidates

As of January 2024, four candidates had received media attention for seeking the position of president. They have until 26 April 2024 to collect more than 1,500 voter signatures to secure ballot access.

Declared

Expressed interest

Declined

References

  1. ↑ "Republic of Iceland: Election for Icelandic Presidency". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iceland's president re-elected with 92 percent of the vote". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Gunnhildur Kjerúlf Birgisdóttir (1 January 2024). "Guðni býður sig ekki fram á ný". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Republic of Iceland: Election for Icelandic Presidency". IFES Election Guide.
  5. ↑ "Constitution". Government Offices. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Jakob Bjarnar (2 January 2024). "Axel Pétur og Dóri DNA mættir til leiks sem forsetaframbjóðendur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Arnar Þór býður sig fram til forseta". RÚV (in Icelandic). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ástþór Magnússon býður sig fram á ný". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Magnús Jochum Pálsson (12 January 2024). "Tómas Logi býður sig fram til forseta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir (12 December 2023). "Sigríður Hrund býður sig fram til forseta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Ólafur Björn Sverrisson (1 January 2024). "Alls kyns yfirlýsingar tengdar forsetaframboð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Magnús Jochum Pálsson (6 December 2023). "Hlynur Jónsson leggst undir forsetafeld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (18 December 2023). "Veltir framboði til forseta fyrir sér". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Karolinskas chef överväger att ställa upp i Islands presidentval: "Positivt förvånad"". DN.se (in Swedish). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Samkvæmisleikurinn hafinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Dagur útilokar ekki framboð til Alþingis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  17. ↑ Jón Þór Stefánsson (8 December 2023). "Ætlar ekki að bjóða sig fram aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Hermann Nökkvi Gunnarsson (1 January 2024). "Katrín kveðst ekki hafa íhugað forsetaframboð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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