Finland Goes to the Polls for the First Time After Joining NATO – Conservative Alexander Stubb Projected To Win First Round of Voting
Alexander Stubb.
For decades, after the Second World War, Finland maintained a political neutrality, while the Cold War struggle between the West and the Soviet Union and its satellites raged.
After the onset of war in the Ukraine, the northern European country, that shares a 830-mile border with Russia, decided that it needed to align itself to the west.
Finland subsequently became a NATO member, in April 4th, 2023.
Now, in the run-up to its first election since its accession to the military alliance, the Finnish will decide what direction the country is to take moving forward.xxx
The two leading candidates represent the mainstream left and right-wings of Finnish politics, but the hard right candidate has risen in recent polls.
