Stubb Elected President in NATO Finland, Vows ‘No Relations’ With Russia Until the End of the War
Centre-right National Coalition Party leader Alexander Stubb has been elected the new President of Finland in a vote that marks a new era in the Nordic country, no longer neutral – now a NATO member with a fiercely anti-Russian political class.
Stubb narrowly won the election today (11), defeating liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto, who has conceded defeat.
To say that Stubb is pro-European, a strong supporter of Ukraine, and someone who has taken a tough stance towards Russia is not much, because the same could be said about Haasvisto.
There is no space in contemporary Finnish politics for any nuance when it comes to Russia.
Reuters reported:
“He declared himself winner in the run-off vote after securing 51.6% of the votes as 99.7% of ballots had been counted,
