Iceland’s Johannesson set for landslide re-election: partial results

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REYKJAVIK, June 28, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Icelandic President Gudni Johannesson was heading for a landslide re-election with almost 90% of the vote, according to the first partial results.

As predicted by opinion polls, Johannesson inflicted a heavy defeat on his right-wing populist opponent Gudmundur Franklin Jonsson, according to the first available results at around 11:30 pm (2330 GMT) on Saturday, covering some 40,000 votes in more than the half of constituencies.