HELSINKI, Jan. 18 — Finland’s center-right presidential front-runner Alexander Stubbe has a lead over Pekka Haavisto of the liberal Green Party in a new poll released today ahead of the Jan. 28 election. spread slightly.
In the new era, which saw Russia join NATO in April last year in the wake of neighboring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the winner will succeed Sauli Niinisto, who is retiring after two six-year terms.
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In the January 12-17 survey commissioned by Marsdun Turevaisus newspaper, 24% of respondents supported Mr. Stab, a former prime minister and member of the ruling National Union party, and 21% supported Mr. Haavis, who was foreign minister until last year. I supported Mr.
Support for Stubb increased by 1 percentage point from a similar survey a month earlier, while support for Harvist decreased by 2 percentage points over the same period, although Harvist led Stubb by more than 7 percentage points in November. Ta.
Far-right Finland Party candidate Jussi Halaaho’s approval rating increased by three points to 15%, placing him in third place in the poll.
Halaaho is particularly popular among young people, as evidenced by an unofficial poll of approximately 94,000 teenagers sponsored by the Finnish National Youth Council, with 20.8 percent support for Halaaho. This placed him in second place, behind winner Stubb’s 21.5 percent.
Other candidates include former EU Economic Commissioner and Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn, who came in fourth with 12% support, and Social Democratic Party International Partnership Commissioner Jutta Ulpilainen, who received 7% support.
The President is the Supreme Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces, represents Finland at NATO meetings, and works with the government to lead foreign policy.
If no candidate receives 50% or more of the vote on January 28th, a second run-off election will be held on February 11th. -Reuters