"Former Finnish PM Stubb Advances to Presidential Runoff"
TL;DR
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of the presidential election with 27.2% of the votes, and will face ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month. The election focused on Finland's new role as a NATO front-line country with Russia and security in Europe. Stubb and Haavisto were the main contenders, and the runoff will take place on Feb. 11 as no candidate received more than half of the votes.
- Finland Sends Ex-Leader to Runoff Newser
- Finland Votes for President The New York Times
- Finland's Stubb and Haavisto head for runoff in presidential election POLITICO Europe
- Finland: Ex-PM Stubb wins first round of presidential vote DW (English)
- Finland's Presidential Election Latest: Former PM Stubb Takes Early Lead Bloomberg
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