Halla Tomasdottir beat former prime minister Jakobsdottir
Iceland's President elect Halla Tomasdottir reacts after greeting well-wishers at her residence in Reykjavik - AFPpix: Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir was on Sunday declared the winner of Iceland’s presidential election, final results showed, beating former prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir whom critics said was too political for the post.
Tomasdottir, who came second in an earlier bid for the presidency in 2016, received much broader support than opinion polls had suggested in the run-up to this year’s vote, spurting in the final days of the campaign after running neck-and-neck with Jakobsdottir. “I congratulate her on that and know that she will be a good president,“ Jakobsdottir told national broadcaster RUV at an election night rally.Tomasdottir was to make a televised address to the nation later on Sunday.
Tomasdottir is also the founder of Audur Capital, an investment firm created in 2007 aimed at promoting feminine values in the financial sector.
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