{"id":33182,"date":"2024-08-01T12:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=33182"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:02:02","slug":"wlbott-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=33182","title":{"rendered":"WLBOTT Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today WLBOTT <\/strong>congratulates the new Icelandic president, Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First things first…. How do you pronounce Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From The Guardian<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A feminist entrepreneur who started an investment fund with the musician Bj\u00f6rk at the height of Iceland\u2019s 2008 financial crisis and gave a TED talk on applying \u201cfeminine values\u201d to finance is to become her country\u2019s president on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir<\/strong> won just more than 34% of the vote in elections in June, beating a crowded field that included Katr\u00edn Jakobsd\u00f3ttir<\/strong>, who resigned as prime minister to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She will replace Gu\u00f0ni Th. J\u00f3hannesson<\/strong>, who despite considerable popularity is stepping down after eight years in office.<\/p>\nThe Guardian<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From Iceland Review<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir won Iceland\u2019s presidential election on June 1 with 34.1% of the vote, beating out a record number of candidates. Halla was polling at around 5% at the start of the election campaign but her support rose steadily leading up to the election….<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Presidential elections are held every four years in Iceland. While there is no term limit for the office, Halla has stated that she considers it acceptable for a president to sit two to three terms, like her predecessor Gu\u00f0ni. Halla is currently 55 years old. She is the second woman to be elected President of Iceland, after Vigd\u00eds Finnbogad\u00f3ttir, who in 1980 became the first female democratically elected head of state in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Halla takes office on August 1, 2024 [today!].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Factoids about Iceland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n