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Iceland picks Kristjan Eldjarn as president amid NATO ties
Iceland elects Kristjan Eldjarn to a four year term as president, pledging continued NATO support. Eldjarn, a cultural guardian with concerns about American influence, avoids foreign policy and faces mixed local reaction to U S presence at Keflavik base and Icelandic television debate.
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Kristjan Eldjarn
Iceland
National Museum
Western Alliance
Eldjarn
NATO
U.S
Patrick Harden
Reykjavik
UPI
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Keflavik
Olgeirsson
Lervice
Russia
China
Icelandic
Gunnar Thoroddsen
Denmark
Asgeir Asgeirsson
Independence Party
U.N
Thoroddsen
Washington