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Finland to Vote in Presidential Election Runoff

  • February, 11, 2024 - 12:54
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Finland to Vote in Presidential Election Runoff

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The runoff in the election to choose Finland’s 13th president from former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb and former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto will take place on Sunday.

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The first round took place in late January.

Finland, with a total population of 5.56 million, has about 4.55 million registered voters, TASS reported.

Polling stations will open at 9:00 am local time (7:00 am GMT) and close at 8:00 pm local time (6:00 pm GMT). The early vote took place between January 31 and February 6, the turnout was 44.5%.

The results will be known by the end of the day. The new president will be inaugurated on March 1.

The president of Finland is elected for a six-year term. The country is a parliamentary republic, so the president is in charge exclusively of defense and foreign policy matters. The rest of tasks, including in economy and finance, are handled by the government.

 
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