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The President of Iceland (Icelandic: forseti Íslands) is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. There have been five presidents since Iceland gained independence from Denmark in 1944. The incumbent is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who was re-elected in the 2004 presidential election, having been first elected in 1996.
The presidential residence is situated in Bessastaðir in Álftanes. The nation's constitution specifies that when the president cannot perform the duties of the office, such as when he or she is abroad or under anesthesia, the prime minister, the president of the Althing (Parliament), and the president of the Supreme Court take over the power vested in the office. The three vote on any presidential decisions that must be made during that time. The president is also the designated Grand Master of the Order of the Falcon.
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Summary of the 26 June 2004 Icelandic presidential election results
| Candidates |
Votes |
% |
| Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
90,662 |
85.6 |
| Baldur Ágústsson |
13,250 |
12.3 |
| Ástþór Magnússon |
2,001 |
1.9 |
| Total valid votes (turnout 63.0%) |
105,913 |
100.0 |
| Empty ballots |
27,627 |
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| Void votes |
834 |
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| Source: Ruv.is. Blank votes made up 23.3 percent of the total. All three candidates stood as independents. These are the final figures. |
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