Stubb, 55, is a former prime minister of #Finland. He is an advocate of Finland joining NATO, enlarging the European Union and establishing strong ties with the United States. Stubb favors increased economic and military aid to Ukraine and supports closing the border with Russia.
After his election, he emphasized that he saw no possibility of “political dialogue” with Putin as long as Moscow was waging war against Ukraine. In his opinion, Moscow has “already lost” in the war against Kyiv because Ukraine will become a member of the EU and “sooner or later” join NATO.
Stubb won 51.6% of the vote, his rival, former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto of the Green Alliance, received 48.4%. Turnout for the election exceeded 70,7 %.
The government will announce the election results at a plenary session on Thursday, February 15. The term of office of the new president of the republic will begin in early March.
