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Finns go to polls to elect president amid tensions with Russia
The Morning Standard
|January 29, 2024
VOTERS in Finland were electing a new president on Sunday at an unprecedented time for the Nordic nation that is now a NATO member with its eastern border with Russia closed —two things almost unthinkable a few years ago.
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Polls across the country opened at 9 am local time and closed at 8 pm (1800 GMT).
The president of Finland holds executive power in formulating foreign and security policy, particularly when dealing with countries outside the EU. The president also acts as the supreme commander of the Finnish military.
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