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Finland center-right candidate Alexander Stubb declares presidential victory with nearly 52% of vote

by February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024
Finland center-right candidate Alexander Stubb declares presidential victory with nearly 52% of vote

Finns headed to the polls Sunday to cast their votes for president, and after a close race, ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb of the center-right National Coalition Party narrowly ousted liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto.

Stubb, a former prime minister, declared himself the winner in the run-off vote after netting 51.6% of the votes to Haavisto’s 48.4%, after 99.7% of the ballots had been counted, Reuters reported.

As president, Finland’s new head of state will take on issues like the country’s security and foreign policy, as well as its stance toward Russia, which it shares a border with.

Stubb is pro-European and has strongly supported Ukraine while taking a tough stance against Russia.

The presidential victor said in televised comments that he considered his win ‘the greatest honor’ of his life.

‘The feeling is calm, humble but, of course, at the same time, I am extremely happy and grateful that the Finns in such large numbers have voted and that I get to serve as president of the Republic of Finland,’ Stubb said.

Finland headed into a runoff presidential election after Stubb won the first round with 27.2% of the votes, as widely predicted.

The president of Finland holds executive power in formulating foreign and security policy, while also commanding the military. The president largely keeps himself removed from domestic politics.

Stubb is described as a liberal conservative, compared to Haavisto, who is an environmentalist with center-left views. Both candidates, though, took similar stances when it came to foreign policy issues, including Russia and helping Ukraine.

Haavisto congratulated his opponent on Sunday, calling Stubbs ‘the 13th president of Finland.’

‘I believe Finland now gets a good president for the republic,’ he said. ‘Alexander Stubb is an experienced, competent person for the job. No more babble.’

The election results mark a new period for Finland, after decades of electing presidents who fostered diplomacy with Russia and chose not to participate in military alliances so it could cool tensions between NATO and Russia.

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the country changed its stance and joined NATO in April 2023.

Stubb will replace Sauli Niinisto, who, after two six-year terms, is retiring.

Niinisto was called ‘the Putin Whisperer’ because of his close relationship with the Russian leader.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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