The National Electoral Commission in Iceland ruled that two of the thirteen candidacies received on Friday were invalid. This from Icelandic broadcaster RUV.

These candidates were declared valid:

• Arnar Þór Jónsson, lawyer and former judge (Independence Party)
• Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir, model and entrepreneur
• Ástþór Magnússon Wium, businessman, peace activist, and perennial candidate (Democracy Movement)
• Baldur Þórhallsson, Political Science Professor (Independent)
• Eiríkur Ingi Jóhannsson, Engineer
• Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Icelandic Energy Commissioner and adjunct lecturer at Harvard University
• Halla Tómasdóttir, operational economist, teacher and candidate in the 2016 presidential election
• Helga Þórisdóttir, Data Protection Commissioner
• Jón Gnarr, actor, comedian, and former Mayor of Reykjavík (Social Democratic Alliance)
• Katrín Jakobsdóttir, former Prime Minister of Iceland (Left-Green Movement)
• Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, actress, TV show host, producer and writer

The election for President of Iceland will take place on 1 June 2024.

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