HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s president-elect Alexander Stubb said on Monday his country should remain calm and focus on its NATO membership despite former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s recent comments on the military alliance. Trump, the front-runner to become the Republican candidate in November’s election, last week said he would not want to protect NATO members […]
Alexander Stubb, following his victory in Finland’s presidential election, has reiterated his commitment to supporting Ukraine amidst Russia’s ongoing military aggression, reported Finnish news outlet Yle on Feb. 11. Stubb assured that Finland would persist in offering “decisive support” to Ukraine moving forward. He highlighted the significant role of Helsinki within NATO, acknowledging the alliance’s […]
Ex-prime minister Alexander Stubb is projected to win Finland’s presidential election run-off on Sunday against former foreign minister Pekka Haavisto. Finnish public broadcaster YLE projected that centre-right candidate Mr Stubb, of the conservative National Coalition Party, wins the Finnish presidency with 51.4% of the votes, while independent candidate Mr Haavisto from the green left will […]
(Bloomberg) — Finland’s presidential aspirants Alexander Stubb, a former prime minister, and Pekka Haavisto, the previous foreign minister, are hitting the campaign trail on Monday after clearing the first hurdle in the race. Most Read from Bloomberg The two barreled past other candidates to face each other in a runoff in two weeks, with Stubb […]
Former prime minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland’s presidential election on Sunday and will face runner-up ex-foreign minister Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month. The vote centred on the Nordic country’s new role as a Nato frontline country with Russia, and the security situation in Europe. With 99.8% of the votes […]
(Bloomberg) — Finland’s presidential race saw former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb and former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in the lead, nearing a runoff in two weeks. Most Read from Bloomberg With about 92% of votes tallied, Stubb was in the lead with 27.2%, followed by Haavisto with 25.5%, according to Justice Ministry’s election website. Read […]
Former prime minister Alexander Stubb was projected to win the first round of Finland’s presidential election on Sunday and face runner-up Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month. Finnish public broadcaster YLE projected that Mr Stubb won the first round of the presidential election with 27.3% of the votes, while Mr Haavisto, an ex-foreign minister, […]