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Former PM Alexander Stubb elected president of Finland
Headline from The Kyiv Independent
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Finland's presidential election on Feb. 11, finish narrowly ahead of former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, in a race that heavily focused on the country's new role as a NATO neighbor of Russia.
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Center-right candidate Alexander Stubb has claimed victory and his Green party rival Pekka Haavisto has conceded defeat, with almost all the votes counted after Finland's runoff presidential election.
Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won Finland’s election runoff Sunday against ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a close race for the presidency and the task of steering the Nordic country’s foreign and security policy now that it is a member of NATO, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Finland's presidential election on Feb. 11, finish narrowly ahead of former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, in a race that heavily focused on the country's new role as a NATO neighbor of Russia.
“This has been a fair, great race,” Stubb told his opponent Pekka Haavisto after the result was clear. “I'm proud that I have been able to run with you in these elections. Thanks for a good race.”
Alexander Stubb of the center-right National Coalition Party narrowly won Finland’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto, who conceded defeat.
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