Iceland's President Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson has clarified his outspoken opinions on pizza toppings following a public outcry.
Last week, when answering questions from pupils at a high school in Akureyri, the politician revealed his favourite football team was Manchester United and that he was "fundamentally opposed" to pineapple on pizzas, reports the Washington Post.
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Presumably cheesed off by the response - and keen to hold on to his 97 per cent approval ratings - Johannesson took to Facebook to reveal he does, in fact, like pineapples, but "just not on pizza".
He added: "I do not have the power to make laws which forbid people to put pineapples on their pizza. I am glad that I do not hold such power.
"Presidents should not have unlimited power. I would not want to hold this position if I could pass laws forbidding that which I don't like. I would not want to live in such a country."
However, far from settling the matter, Johannesson caused further consternation by capping off his Facebook statement by appearing to recommend seafood as a pizza topping instead.
His proclamation that "presidents should not have unlimited power" was also taken as a dig at Donald Trump.
Johannesson has enjoyed huge popularity since his election last June, buoyed by his decision to refuse a 20 per cent pay rise, donate ten per cent of his pre-tax salary to charity and marched in a Gay Pride parade, says The Guardian.
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