Finland re-elects pragmatic president Niinisto to ease Russia worries
Finns on Sunday re-elected their popular and cautious president Sauli Niinisto, who is credited with maintaining a balanced relationship with the nation's powerful neighbour Russia at a time of simmering relations between Moscow and the West. "I am surprised and touched by this big support," Niinisto told reporters in Helsinki, who secured over 62 percent of the vote, significantly ahead the seven other candidates, with all the ballots counted. Finland's most popular president in more than three decades, the 69-year-old politician avoided a ...
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