Finns vote in presidential election

Finns went to the polls today to vote for a president, with surveys showing incumbent Tarja Halonen’s lead shrinking towards the 50% she needs to avoid a run-off.

Finns vote in presidential election

Finns went to the polls today to vote for a president, with surveys showing incumbent Tarja Halonen’s lead shrinking towards the 50% she needs to avoid a run-off.

Halonen, Finland’s popular first female president, was widely expected to win a second six-year term in a country that prides itself on egalitarian values and was the first in Europe to give women the vote 100 years ago.

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