Stubb slightly ahead in presidential election in Finland. Unlike in Germany, the president in Finland is elected directly by the people.
The new president will succeed the previous head of state Sauli Niinistö and will take office as scheduled on March 1st. The Finnish government accuses the Russian authorities of deliberately bringing asylum seekers to the border without the necessary documents in order to cause problems for Finland. The crossings along the Russian-Finnish border have been closed for several months and just a few days ago the Finnish government extended this measure until mid-April.