Forseti Íslands

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Forseti Íslands is the Icelandic term for the President of Iceland, the country's head of state.

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Forseti Íslands canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
political position
public office
appointedBy voters of Iceland
appoints Prime Minister of Iceland
cabinet of Iceland on recommendation of the Prime Minister
canReferToReferendum laws passed by the Althing
canVeto acts of the Althing
category Government of Iceland
Heads of state by country
Government of Iceland
surface form: Politics of Iceland
commanderInChiefOf Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements)
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Iceland
country Iceland
electionSystem popular election, two-round system if needed
eligibilityRequirement Icelandic citizenship
minimum age requirement (35 years)
firstHolder Sveinn Björnsson
flag Flag of the President of Iceland
formationDate 1944
formationEvent Icelandic National Day
surface form: establishment of the Republic of Iceland
governmentBranch executive branch of Iceland
hasGenderNeutralTitle yes
insignia Coat of arms of Iceland (used in presidential context)
jurisdiction Iceland
surface form: Republic of Iceland
language Icelandic
legalSystem civil law system of Iceland
nativeLabel Forseti Íslands self-link
officeHolderOf President of Iceland
officeLocation Bessastaðir
surface form: Bessastaðir, Álftanes
officeScope national
powerType largely ceremonial
limited political powers
predecessorOffice Danish monarch as head of state of Iceland
King of Iceland
represents Iceland in international relations
residence Bessastaðir
residenceType official residence
role head of state of Iceland
seat Reykjavík, Iceland
surface form: Reykjavík
selectionMethod direct popular vote
style Frú forseti
Herra forseti
subordinateTo Constitution of Iceland
symbol Presidential Standard of Iceland
termLength 4 years
termRenewable yes
translation President of Iceland

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President of Iceland nativeLabel Forseti Íslands
Forseti Íslands nativeLabel Forseti Íslands self-link