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Alexander Stubb (NCP) received 27.2 per cent and Haavisto 25.8 per cent of the almost 3,250,000 votes cast in the first round of the elections. The gap between the two candidates advancing to the second round has not been as narrow as this since 1994, reveals an analysis by Helsingin Sanomat.
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Presidential campaign slogan – The next president of the entire nation Li Andersson, the 36-year-old chairwoman of the Left Alliance and a prominent figure in Finnish politics, has entered the presidential race. Described as a feminist, social activist, and 21st-century Marxist, Andersson, born on May 13, 1987 in Turku, has been a staunch supporter of human rights and climate change and has centered her presidential campaign on these two issues.
Alexander Stubb, the presidential candidate of the National Coalition, has seen his popularity fall by four percentage points to 27 per cent but remains the candidate to beat with only three days left until the first round of the 2024 presidential elections, suggests the final poll by YLE.
Alexander Stubb says Ukraine invasion spurred his candidacy, as far-right opponent gains ground before Sunday’s vote