Stubb Wins First Round of Finland’s Presidential Election

<p>Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by&nbsp;<a href="https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TPV-2024_1/en/ehdtulos_kokomaa.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&sup1;Tulospalvelu</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finns-choose-new-president-nato-era-with-russia-mind-2024-01-27/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&sup2;Reuters</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/24839-stubb-and-haavisto-advance-to-what-could-be-a-close-run-off-round.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&sup3;Helsinki Times</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.euronews.com/2024/01/29/ex-prime-minister-wins-first-round-of-finlands-presidential-vote-to-set-up-a-run-off" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">⁴Euronews</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.presidentti.fi/en/presidency/duties/#:~:text=The%20President%20decides%20on%20the%20basic%20guidelines%20of%20Finland%27s%20military,of%20substantial%20importance%20in%20principle." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">⁵President of the Republic of Finland</a>.</p> <p>Following the completion of preliminary calculations, former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won the first round of Finland&rsquo;s presidential election, receiving 27.2% of the popular vote.&nbsp;<a href="https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TPV-2024_1/en/ehdtulos_kokomaa.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&sup1;</a></p> <p>With a total turnout of 74.9% (~3.3M votes), Stubb received approximately 882K votes in total, followed by Pekka Haavisto (836K votes, ~26%), Jussi Halla-aho (615K votes, ~19%), and Olli Rehn (497K votes, ~15%).&nbsp;<a href="https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TPV-2024_1/en/ehdtulos_kokomaa.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&sup1;</a></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/improve-the-news/facts-about-stubb-wins-first-round-of-finlands-presidential-election-fb601b71824b"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>