1988 Icelandic presidential election

1988 Icelandic presidential election

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Candidate Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Sigrún Þorsteinsdóttir [is] Popular vote 117,292 6,712 Percentage 94.59% 5.41%

President before election Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Elected President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 1988.^[1] The result was a victory for the incumbent president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who received 95% of the vote.^[2] The election marked the first time an incumbent president was challenged when running for re-election.^[3]

The President of Iceland is elected in one round by first-past-the-post voting.

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