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Ok so today is the day when they count the votes, and last voting day. It starts in few hours.. It's very exciting, the current president Tarja Halonen (SDP) was a huge favourite to win it all in first round, but Sauli Niinistö gained lots of votes in late period and came to challenge her and it went to final round - that is today.
Even so, Niinistö had ~24% and Halonen almost 50%. However, the polls have been showing great chase, last polls show 51% for Halonen and 49% for Niinistö.
I voted Niinistö. Why? I don't vote for socialists unless they have a good candidate. I don't think this candidate is good enough for my vote, even though she's not too bad.
These elections have wittnessed a great deal of battling, and the 'conservatives' and basically 'non-socialists' have been picking up lately. Mostly because of some blunders Niinistö voters see Halonen doing and most of all her campagn machine.
Halonen is still the favourite to win it, but it will be a close one.
What I see as a remarkable thing is that Niinistö has expressed his pro-NATO stance, even though NATO is greatly seen as an alliance we should not join. At least not now. But he has not hidden it, so he is running with his themes, and still getting lots of votes. Halonen, however, is against NATO somewhat, but she is nto changing it to get more votes, that's what she stands for so ... she's doing the right thing for her and her voters.
One thing you should understand is that the president in here does not have a lot of power so who ever wins, won't change things that much.
Even so, Niinistö had ~24% and Halonen almost 50%. However, the polls have been showing great chase, last polls show 51% for Halonen and 49% for Niinistö.
I voted Niinistö. Why? I don't vote for socialists unless they have a good candidate. I don't think this candidate is good enough for my vote, even though she's not too bad.
These elections have wittnessed a great deal of battling, and the 'conservatives' and basically 'non-socialists' have been picking up lately. Mostly because of some blunders Niinistö voters see Halonen doing and most of all her campagn machine.
Halonen is still the favourite to win it, but it will be a close one.
What I see as a remarkable thing is that Niinistö has expressed his pro-NATO stance, even though NATO is greatly seen as an alliance we should not join. At least not now. But he has not hidden it, so he is running with his themes, and still getting lots of votes. Halonen, however, is against NATO somewhat, but she is nto changing it to get more votes, that's what she stands for so ... she's doing the right thing for her and her voters.
One thing you should understand is that the president in here does not have a lot of power so who ever wins, won't change things that much.
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