Finnish presidential election, 2018
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Sauli Niinistö
National Coalition
TBD
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Finland on 28 January 2018, with a second round on 11 February if necessary. The elected president's term will last until 2024. The incumbent Sauli Niinistö is eligible for re-election.
The incumbent President Sauli Niinistö, of the National Coalition Party, is eligible for re-election and will announce his decision a year before the election. Some names have been speculated, if Niinistö won't seek for another term, including the former Minister of Finance Alexander Stubb and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Ilkka Kanerva.
The Centre Party decided on 30 November 2015 that the party would choose their presidential candidate already in June 2016. Soon after, former Prime Minister and Centre Party's presidential candidate in 2006 election, Matti Vanhanen, announced that he would run for candidacy. Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and veteral politician Paavo Väyrynen both declined their interest early on. Other prominent names in speculations for the candidacy were former Prime Minister Esko Aho and incumbent Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn. Rehn declined the possibility stating that it wouldn't be possible to combine his duties as cabinet minister with campaigning. Aho did not comment his interest in candidacy, but it was considered unlikely for him to seek presidential nomination, as he was a candidate for the Supervisory Board of Sberbank at the time.
As no challengers appeared till the deadline of 11 May, Vanhanen was the sole candidate in June's party congress and was confirmed as the Centre Party's candidate in the presidential election. Vanhanen has said that his candidacy is motivated by the support he felt he had around the country during his last campaign and the will to improve the security situation in the areas surrounding Finland.
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