Stubb narrowly wins first round of Finland’s presidential election
Al JazeeraAlexander Stubb, a former prime minister, and Pekka Haavisto, a former foreign minister, will meet in the second round on February 11. Alexander Stubb of Finland’s centre-right National Coalition Party has emerged the winner of the first round of the country’s presidential election and will go head-to-head with Pekka Haavisto of the liberal Green Party in a run-off in two weeks’ time. “I voted Alexander Stubb because I think he’s very good at dealing with other countries and he has a good relationship with people outside Finland,” said Boksha, who was out with her baby to accompany a friend to vote on Sunday. “He is experienced in foreign politics and is known for generally acting smart, unlike some other candidates.” Voter Hannu Kuusitie told AFP that the country needed a president with “leadership” and “humanity”. Finland’s admission to NATO last year drew threats of “countermeasures” from Russia, with which Finland shares its entire 1,340km long land border.
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