Alexander Stubb is ahead in the Finnish presidential election. The former head of government goes into the runoff election as the slight favorite.
The winner will succeed the previous head of state Sauli Niinistö and take over the presidency as planned on March 1st. Almost 46 percent of eligible voters residing in Finland cast their votes early, the evaluation of these almost two million ballot papers was already seen as a good reflection of the vote. At that time, Stubb received 52.7 percent of theVote, Haavisto 47.3 percent.