Tarja Halonen re-elected

Tarja Halonen will continue as the President of the Republic of Finland for a second term. President Halonen received 51.8 percent of the vote against 48.2 percent for National Coalition Party candidate Sauli Niinistö.

According to preliminary results, Halonen won her challenger, Sauli Niinistö of the National Coalition Party, by 112 886 votes. Niinistö received a slightly greater share of the votes on the actual polling day, but the number of votes was not high enough to outstrip those of Halonen.

Voter turnout in Finland remained at 77.2 per cent, being somewhat higher than during the first round, but lower than in the runoff for the presidency six years ago.

The President will be inaugurated on 1 March. The term of office is six years.

Voter turnouts abroad

Altogether 39,182 Finns visited the advance polling stations abroad to cast their votes in the second round of presidential elections. The number of voters in the first round was 30,876.

The number of voters in Greece
First round, 203 votes
Athens 69
Hania 15
Heraklion 19
Kos 17
Patras 8
Rodos 56
Thessaloniki 19

Second round, 217 votes
Athens 72
Hania 24
Heraklion 11
Kos 15
Patras 8
Rodos 66
Thesssaloniki 21

Office of The President of Finland(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)

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