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Finland (Presidential)
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of Finland |
Presidential |
January 16,
2000
(Round One)
February 6, 2000
(Round Two) |
At stake
in this election:
- Office of the president of the
Republic of Finland
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Martti
AHTISAARI
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Description
of electoral system:
- The President is elected by
popular vote for a six-year term.
- A second round presidential election is
necessary if no single candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
- All 200 members of the Eduskunta are popularly elected to serve four-year terms.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential Candidate: Tarja HALONEN
Party Bloc: Social Democratic Party (HSDP)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 1,224,431
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 40.0%
Second Round Valid Votes Received: 1,644,029
Second Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 51.6%
- Presidential Candidate: Esko AHO
Party: Centre Party (Kesk)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 1,051,159
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 34.4%
Second Round Valid Votes Received: 1,540,615
Second Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 48.4%
- Presidential Candidate: Riitta UOSUKAINEN
Party: National Coalition (KOK)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 392,305
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 12.9%
Eliminated after first round
- Presidential
Candidate: Elisabeth REHN
Party: Swedish People's Party (SFP)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 241,877
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 7.9%
Eliminated after first round
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Presidential Elections were last held on
January 16 and February 6, 1994.
- President AHTISAARI received 54% of the vote,
thereby defeating Elisabeth REHN who received 46%.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 5,169,015
- Number of registered voters: 4,172,740
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Of Interest:
- The January 2000 election was
only the second presidential election in Finland to be completely based on direct popular
vote - the presidential election in 1994 was the first. In 1988, the presidential
election was partially conducted by direct popular vote and partially by an electoral
college. Prior to 1988 a popularly elected electoral college selected the president.
- There was a particularly strong
female presence in this election with four of the seven candidates being women. In
82 years of Independence, Finland had never had a female president.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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