2024 Icelandic presidential election
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Presidential elections are due to be held in Iceland on 1 June 2024.[1][2] Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has announced he will not be seeking a third term.[1]
Background[edit]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Electoral system[edit]
The President of Iceland is directly elected by first-past-the-post voting, with a simple plurality of votes needed to win.[5] Candidates must be Icelandic citizens and at least 35 years of age on election day.[6]
Candidates[edit]
Over 70 candidates have started seeking voter signatures as of 7 April 2024.[7] The following individuals have received media attention for their potential candidacy for the position of president. They have until 26 April 2024 to collect more than 1,500 voter signatures to secure ballot access.[8]
Declared[edit]
- Agnieszka Sokolowska, project manager at the Capital Region Fire Service.[9]
- Angela Snæfellsjökuls Rawlings, artist-researcher, on behalf of "Snæfellsjökul fyrir forseta", a geocultural intervention to nominate the non-human candidate Snæfellsjökull.[10]
- Arnar Þór Jónsson, lawyer and former judge[11]
- Axel Pétur Axelsson, conspiracy theorist[12]
- Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir, model and entrepreneur[13]
- Ástþór Magnússon, businessman, peace activist, and perennial candidate[14]
- Baldur Þórhallsson, Professor in Political Science[15]
- Eiríkur Ingi Jóhannsson, engineer[16]
- Guðbergur Guðbergsson, real estate agent and former stunt man[17]
- Guðmundur Felix Grétarsson, former electrician and the world's first double-arm and shoulder transplant receiver[18]
- Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Icelandic Energy Commissioner and adjunct lecturer at Harvard University[19]
- Halla Tómasdóttir, operational economist, teacher and candidate in the 2016 presidential election[20]
- Helga Þórisdóttir, Data Protection Commissioner[21]
- Húni Húnfjörð, business administrator, teacher and former basketball player[22]
- Jón Gnarr, actor, comedian, and former Mayor of Reykjavík[23]
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir, former Prime Minister of Iceland[24][25]
- Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, actress, TV show host, producer and writer[26][27]
Withdrew[edit]
- Margrét Friðriksdóttir, editor. Withdrew on 28 March after seeking voter signatures for five days.[28]
- Sigríður Hrund Pétursdóttir, investor. Withdrew on 26 April.[29]
- Tómas Logi Hallgrímsson, rescue worker. Declared on 12 January and withdrew on 20 March (endorsed Baldur Þórhallsson)[30][31]
Declined[edit]
- Alma Möller, Director of Health[32][33]
- Andri Snær Magnason, writer and a candidate in the 2016 presidential election[34]
- Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, handball player[35]
- Björn Zoëga, CEO Karolinska University Hospital[36][37]
- Dagur B. Eggertsson, former Mayor of Reykjavík[38]
- Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson, businessman and a candidate in the 2020 presidential election[39]
- Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland from 2016 to 2024[40]
- Gylfi Þór Þorsteinsson, team manager of the Icelandic Red Cross's fundraising and promotion department[41][42]
- Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, former leader of the Social Democratic Alliance, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mayor of Reykjavík[34]
- Jakob Frímann Magnússon, musical artist and MP for the People’s Party[43]
- Magnús Geir Þórðarson, artistic director of the National Theatre of Iceland[34]
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, businessman and writer[44]
- Páll Pálsson, real estate agent[45][46]
- Róbert Spanó, former President of the European Court of Human Rights[47]
- Víðir Reynisson, police officer and the Chief superintendent of the Office of the National Commissioner of the Police[48]
- Þorgrímur Þráinsson, writer[34]
- Þórólfur Guðnason, doctor who serverd as the Chief Epidemiologist of the Icelandic Directorate of Health[49]
- Þóra Arnórsdóttir, documentary film maker, media personality and a candidate in the 2012 presidential election[34]
Opinion polls[edit]
Declared[edit]
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnieszka Sokolowska | Arnar Þór Jónsson | Axel Pétur Axelsson | Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir | Ástþór Magnússon | Baldur Þórhallsson | Guðmundur Felix Grétarsson | Halla Hrund Logadóttir | Halla Tómasdóttir | Helga Þórisdóttir | Jón Gnarr | Katrín Jakobsdóttir | Tómas Logi Hallgrímsson | Sigríður Hrund Pétursdóttir | Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir | Others | Don't know/Undecided | ||
| Maskína | 22–26 Apr 2024 | – | 3.3 | – | 1.5 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 0.5 | 26.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 15.2 | 25.4 | – | – | 1.2 | 0.1 | – |
| Gallup | 17–22 Apr 2024 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 28 | – | 16 | 4 | – | 15 | 31 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Prósent | 16–21 Apr 2024 | – | 2.8 | – | 1.1 | 1.1 | 27.2 | 0.9 | 18.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 17.2 | 23.8 | – | – | 2.1 | – | – |
| Maskína | 12–16 Apr 2024 | – | 3.8 | – | 1.3 | 0.9 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 6.7 | – | 18.9 | 31.4 | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | – |
| Prósent | 9–14 Apr 2024 | – | 2.9 | – | 0.8 | 0.4 | 25.8 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 22.1 | – | 0.1 | 2.9 | – | 10.0 |
| Gallup | 5–11 Apr 2024 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 26 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 18 | 30 | – | – | 2 | 6 | – |
| Maskína | 5–8 Apr 2024 | – | 3.2 | – | – | 0.6 | 26.7 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 19.6 | 32.9 | – | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | – |
| Prósent | 20–27 Mar 2024 | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | 2 | 37 | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 34 |
| Prósent | 16–24 Jan 2024 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 8 | – | – | 77 |
Possible[edit]
| Polling firm | Date | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnar Þór Jónsson | Baldur Þórhallsson | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson | Halla Hrund Logadóttir | Halla Tómasdóttir | Helga Erla Þórisdóttir | Jón Gnarr | Katrín Jakobsdóttir | Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson | Others/Undecided | ||
| Prósent | 28 Mar–3 Apr 2024 | 4 | 27 | – | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17 | – | 19 |
| Gallup | Jan 2024 | 4 | – | 14 | – | 6 | – | – | 9 | 7 | 60 |
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