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Conservative ex-PM Alexander Stubb elected Finland president
Source: BBC
Finland's conservative former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Sunday's presidential election, final results show.
He secured 51.6% of the vote, while his Green Party rival Pekka Haavisto, the former foreign minister, had 48.4%. Mr Haavisto has already admitted defeat.
It is the first election since Finland joined the Nato military alliance.
Mr Stubb, 55, takes a hardline approach towards Russia, with which the Nordic nation shares a long land border.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68270804
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