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Icelandic presidential election, 1996

Icelandic presidential election, 1996
Iceland
← 1992 29 June 1996 2000 →
  Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg
Nominee Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Pétur Hafstein Guðrún Agnarsdóttir
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 68,370 48,863 43,578
Percentage 41.38% 29.57% 26.37%

President before election

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Independent

Elected President

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Independent


Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Independent

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 29 June 1996. The result was a victory for Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who received 41.4% of the vote.



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