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Finnish Presidential election Dates 2018

Finnish Presidential election Date: 28 January 2018

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Finland on 28 January 2018, with a second round on 11 February if necessary. The elected president's term will be from March 1, 2018 to March 1, 2024. The incumbent Sauli Niinistö is eligible for re-election.


Finnish Presidential election Voting Live 2018 

1. The incumbent government was formed by a three-party Center-right coalition, composed of the Centre Party, Finns Party and National Coalition Party. On 28 May 2015, the parliament elected.Juha Sipilä as prime minister by a vote of 128–62. 

2.On 10 June 2017, the Finns Party elected Jussi Halla-aho as the new leader of the party, after the long-time leader Timo Soini had decided to step down. Following the talks between the three coalition leaders, Sipilä and Minister of Finance Petteri Orpo announced that they would no longer cooperate in a coalition government with the Finns Party.

3.The collapse of government was averted on 13 June when twenty MPs defected from the Finns Party's parliamentary group, forming what would eventually become the Blue Reform party. Sipilä's government retained a majority in the Parliament as the Blue Reform continued as a member of the coalition and the Finns Party was moved to the opposition.


Electoral system of Finnish

The 200 members of the Eduskunta are elected using proportional representation in 13 multi-member constituencies, with seats allocated according to the d'Hondt method. The number of elected representatives is proportional to the population in the district six months prior to the elections. Åland has single-member electoral district and its own party system.


Candidates for Finnish Presidential election

 Social Democrats Tuula Haatainen,Pekka Haavisto Greens,Laura Huhtasaari Finns.


Finnish Parties and leaders

  • Kok – National Coalition Party – (Kansallinen Kokomuus)
  • SDP – Social Democratic Party of Finland – (Suomen Sosialidemokraatinen Puolue)
  • Perus – True Finns – (Perussuomalaiset)
  • Kesk – Centre Party of Finland – (Suomen Keskusta)
  • VL (VAS) – Left Alliance – (Vasemmistoliitto)
  • Vihr – Green League – (Vihreä liitto)

Finnish past election results 

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Centre Party 689,391 24.7 55 +7
Social Democratic Party 683,223 24.5 53 +2
National Coalition Party 517,904 18.6 40 –6
Left Alliance 277,152 9.9 19 –1
Green League 223,564 8.0 14 +3
Christian Democrats 148,987 5.3 7 –3
Swedish People's Party 128,824 4.6 8 –3
Finns Party 43,816 1.6 3 +2
Communist Party of Finland 21,079 0.8 0 0
Forces for Change in Finland 11,485 0.4 0 New
Liberals 8,776 0.3 0 0
Kirjava ”Puolue” – Elonkehän Puolesta 6,659 0.2 0 0
Pensioners for People 5,346 0.2 0 0
Finnish People's Blue-Whites 4,579 0.2 0 New
Åland Coalition 4,306 0.2 1 0
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism 2,908 0.1 0 0
Finland Rises – People Unites 2,640 0.1 0 New
For the Poor 1,448 0.1 0 New
Joint Responsibility Party 404 0.0 0 New
Others 9,266 0.3 0
Invalid/blank votes 23,943
Total 2,815,700 100 200 0
Registered voters/turnout 4,220,951 66.7

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