Iceland's president pledges to ban pineapple on pizza (if he could)

Even in this troubling age, there are few things that divide us like the pineapple on pizza debate.

While some say it is a delicious and ingenious topping, others believe it to be the work of the devil.

It’s why one world leader at least has (belatedly) got involved.

During a visit to a high school in the town of Akureyri, Guðni Th Jóhannesson, the president of Iceland, waded into the pizza topping debate.

After answering questions about Icelandic culture and history from students, the former University professor turned his attention to a more serious queries: Pineapple on pizza — yay or nay?

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Coming down strongly on the anti-pineapple side, the president said that not only was he fundamentally opposed to the topping — he would like to legislate against it if he could.

Guðni has a 97 per cent approval rating after six months in the job, but as Iceland magazine points out, it’s not clear what impact this position will have on his popularity.

He also declared himself himself to be a Manchester United fan.

The independent became Iceland’s youngest president when elected aged 48 in August last year.

He promised to be a “less political” leader than his predecessor, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson.

Just last week, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson answered a fan’s question about whether he liked the topping with an unequivocal no.

“Obviously not,” he wrote. “Stupid question”.