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| Iceland's president faints and breaks nose in ‘too hot’ bath | Iceland's president faints and breaks nose in ‘too hot’ bath |
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| Iceland’s president, Guðni Jóhannesson, has said he feels fine after he hit his forehead and broke his nose when he fainted and fell while taking a hot bath. | Iceland’s president, Guðni Jóhannesson, has said he feels fine after he hit his forehead and broke his nose when he fainted and fell while taking a hot bath. |
| “A warm and cosy bath last night turned out to be too hot and cosy,” the 49-year-old academic said in a Facebook post. | “A warm and cosy bath last night turned out to be too hot and cosy,” the 49-year-old academic said in a Facebook post. |
| Jóhannesson, a former history professor, said he was immediately rushed to a hospital where he received stitches. | |
| The president of the island nation with a population of 345,000 holds a largely ceremonial role. | |
| Jóhannesson, who is not a member of any traditional party, has enjoyed high approval rates since he was elected in June 2016. | Jóhannesson, who is not a member of any traditional party, has enjoyed high approval rates since he was elected in June 2016. |
| During the Iceland football team’s success as the smallest nation at Euro 2016, Jóhannesson attended every match in France, sitting with fans who created such a noise with their drums, hand-clapping and chants that they became a phenomenon. | |
| Iceland is set to hold a snap legislative election on 28 October after the coalition government collapsed because of the prime minister’s cover-up of his father’s involvement in a legal row. | Iceland is set to hold a snap legislative election on 28 October after the coalition government collapsed because of the prime minister’s cover-up of his father’s involvement in a legal row. |
| Bjarni Benediktsson’s Independence party reportedly tried to conceal a letter written by his father, Benedikt Sveinsson, to help a friend convicted of child sexual offences have his criminal record cleared. | Bjarni Benediktsson’s Independence party reportedly tried to conceal a letter written by his father, Benedikt Sveinsson, to help a friend convicted of child sexual offences have his criminal record cleared. |
| The Independence party formed a coalition with two other parties after elections last year that were triggered by the collapse of the previous government following the Panama Papers offshore tax revelations. | The Independence party formed a coalition with two other parties after elections last year that were triggered by the collapse of the previous government following the Panama Papers offshore tax revelations. |