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| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" | [[File:Pekka Haavisto 2x3.jpg|100px]]<br><big>'''[[Pekka Haavisto]]'''</big><br>[[Green League (Finland)|Green League]]<br>Former Minister of the Environment<br>Nominated 12 February 2017
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" | [[File:Pekka Haavisto 2x3.jpg|100px]]<br><big>'''[[Pekka Haavisto]]'''</big><br>[[Green League (Finland)|Green League]]<br>Former Minister of the Environment<br>Nominated 12 February 2017
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" | [[File:Matti Vanhanen 2008.jpg|100px]]<br><big>'''[[Matti Vanhanen]]'''</big><br>[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]<br>Former Prime Minister<br>Nominated 12 June 2016
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" | [[File:Matti Vanhanen 2008.jpg|100px]]<br><big>'''[[Matti Vanhanen]]'''</big><br>[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]<br>Former Prime Minister<br>Nominated 12 June 2016
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" | [[File:Merja Kyllönen.jpg|200px]] <br><big>'''[[Merja Kyllönen]]'''</big><br>[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]]<br>Former Minister of the Transport<br>Nominated 18 March 2017
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" | [[File:Merja Kyllönen.jpg|140px]] <br><big>'''[[Merja Kyllönen]]'''</big><br>[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]]<br>Former Minister of the Transport<br>Nominated 18 March 2017
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Revision as of 11:11, 23 March 2017

2018 Finnish presidential election
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President before election

Sauli Niinistö
National Coalition

Elected President

TBD

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Finland on 28 January 2018, with a second round on 11 February if necessary.[1] The elected president's term will last until 2024. The incumbent Sauli Niinistö is eligible for re-election.

Candidates

Confirmed candidates

Candidates

Pekka Haavisto
Green League
Former Minister of the Environment
Nominated 12 February 2017
Matti Vanhanen
Centre Party
Former Prime Minister
Nominated 12 June 2016
Merja Kyllönen
Left Alliance
Former Minister of the Transport
Nominated 18 March 2017

National Coalition Party

The incumbent President Sauli Niinistö has promised to announce his decision a year before the 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

Centre Party

Former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen is the Centre Party's candidate.

The Centre Party decided on 30 November 2015 that the party would choose their presidential candidate already in June 2016.[5] Soon after, former Prime Minister and Centre Party's presidential candidate in 2006 election, Matti Vanhanen, announced that he would run for candidacy.[6][7] Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and veteral politician Paavo Väyrynen both declined their interest early on.[5][8] Other prominent names in speculations for the candidacy were former Prime Minister Esko Aho and incumbent Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn.[9][10] Rehn declined the possibility stating that it wouldn't be possible to combine his duties as cabinet minister with campaigning.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13][14] 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.[15]

Finns Party

The Finns Party is likely to choose their candidate in summer 2017.[16] The leader of the Finns Party Timo Soini announced early on in November 2014 that he would not seek candidacy in the 2018 presidential election, after getting 3,43 % and 9,4 % of votes in 2006 and 2012 presidential elections respectively.[17] He reaffirmed his decision in April 2016, encouraging party to move on and inviting new faces to enter party's primaries.[18] As Soini has been a strong face for the Finns Party, his decision sparked much speculation on the party's decision, as party's presidential candidate can possibly be the next chairman after Soini.[19]

In March 2017, Soini announced that he would not seek another term as the leader of the party. Soon after, the chairman of the parliamentery group Sampo Terho announced that he would seek chairmanship and, if elected, also presidential candidacy.[20] Member of the European Parliament Jussi Halla-aho, Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö and Speaker of the Parliament Maria Lohela have also expressed their interest in candidacy, while Minister of Justice and Labor Jari Lindström has declined.[19][21]

Green League

The party 2012 presidential candidate, Pekka Haavisto, announced in February 2017 that he will reprise his candidacy.[22] The decision came after Haavisto had been approached multiple times by the Green Party.[23] Previously the party leader Ville Niinistö had stated that he would not seek the candidacy.[24] Haavisto was confirmed as the party's candidate on 12 February.[25]

Left Alliance

The Left Alliance chose MEP Merja Kyllönen as the party's candidate on 18 March 2017, after being the only one interested in running.[26] Former leader of the party Paavo Arhinmäki was also interested in running early on, but later decided to concentrate on running for the office of Mayor of Helsinki.[26]

Social Democratic Party

The Social Democratic Party is likely to choose their candidate during spring 2017.[27] From early on, there was speculation on two possible candidates, Eero Heinäluoma and Jutta Urpilainen.[10][28] In June 2016, Heinäluoma announced that he would not seek presidency due to his wife's recent death and ongoing work in the Parliament.[29] In February 2017, Urpilainen announced she would not seek presidency.[30] Also the leader of the party Antti Rinne, the Governor of the Bank of Finland Erkki Liikanen and MEP Liisa Jaakonsaari have announced that they would not enter the presidential race.[31][32][33]

There have also been talks within SDP on supporting a candidate outside the party, such as archbishop Kari Mäkinen or the incumbent president Sauli Niinistö.[34]

Swedish People's Party

The Swedish People's Party has not yet set a date for the party primary. In Spring 2016, then leader of the party, Carl Haglund stated that he was thinking about candidacy, but renounced his leadership and left the politics later that year.[35][36]

Christian Democrats

The Christian Democrats have not yet set a date for the party primary. It has been speculated that the leader of the party and former presidential candidate Sari Essayah might run again.[37]

References

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  2. ^ "Presidentti Niinistö: Jatkohalut julki noin vuosi ennen vaaleja" (in Finnish). Yle. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "IS-tutkimus: Niinistö ottaisi presidentinvaalissa rökälevoiton" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Oma ehdokas tulee, jyrähtää Soini Halla-aholle – HS esittelee Sauli Niinistön mahdolliset haastajat" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Keskustalta yllätysveto: Presidenttiehdokas jo kesällä - Sipilä kieltäytyy" (in Finnish). Suomenmaa. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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  8. ^ "Väyrynen pettyi liberaaliin puoluejohtoon ja jättäytyy puolueen hallinnosta – "En aio puuttua puolueen asioihin"" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Eiköhän jo avata presidenttipelikin" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Demarien presidenttipeli pyörii: Heinäluoma vai Urpilainen" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Olli Rehn ei lähde presidenttikisaan" (in Finnish). Ilta-sanomat. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Ex-pääministeri Esko Aho ehdolla huippupaikalle venäläispankkiin" (in Finnish). Ilta-sanomat. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Matti Vanhasesta keskustan presidenttiehdokas – kukaan ei ilmoittautunut haastajaksi" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Matti Vanhasesta yksimielisesti keskustan presidenttiehdokas" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  15. ^ Matti Vanhanen kertoo nyt, miksi hän haluaa Suomen presidentiksi (in Finnish). Ilta Sanomat. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  16. ^ "Hänestäkö PS:n presidenttiehdokas? "En missään nimessä sulje pois"" (in Finnish). Verkkouutiset. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Timo Soini: En lähde enää presidenttiehdokkaaksi" (in Finnish). Apu. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Timo Soini ei pyri presidentiksi – "Puolueen on aika siirtyä eteenpäin"" (in Finnish). Ilta-sanomat. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Miksi eturivin perussuomalaiset ilmoittavat kilvan harkitsevansa presidenttiehdokkuutta? Kyseessä on taistelu Timo Soinin perinnöstä ja seuraajasta" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Perussuomalaisen puheenjohtajaksi pyrkivä Sampo Terho väläytteli Suomeen EU-kansanäänestystä – "Se voi olla kynnyskysymys"" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Halla-aho valmis harkitsemaan presidenttiehdokkuutta - "en lähde sen kanssa sooloilemaan"" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Vihreiden Pekka Haavisto lähtee presidenttikisaan – "Pitää katsoa eteenpäin seuraavaan sataan vuoteen"" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Vuoden 2018 presidenttipeli vielä auki – he saattavat havitella paikkaa" (in Finnish). Helsingin sanomat. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Vihreille presidenttiehdokas vielä tänä vuonna" (in Finnish). Yle. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Pekka Haavisto kukitettiin vihreiden presidenttiehdokkaaksi - kilpailijoita ei ilmaantunut". Helsingin Sanomat. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Europarlamentaarikko Merja Kyllönen suostuu vasemmistoliiton presidenttiehdokkaaksi" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  27. ^ "Jutta Urpilainen: Päätös presidenttiehdokkuudesta helmikuussa" (in Finnish). Yle. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Demarin ex-vetäjä: Heinäluoma tähtää presidentiksi" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  29. ^ "SDP:n Eero Heinäluoma ei pyri presidentiksi – ehdottaa Urpilaista" (in Finnish). Yle. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  30. ^ "Demokraatti: Jutta Urpilainen ei lähde Sdp:n presidenttiehdokkaaksi" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  31. ^ "Antti Rinne ei lähde presidenttiehdokkaaksi" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  32. ^ "Erkki Liikanen haluaa jatkaa Suomen Pankissa" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  33. ^ "Liisa Jaakonsaari: "Kiva kun pyydetään, mutta en ole lähdössä presidenttiehdokkaaksi"" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  34. ^ "Sdp:ssä pohditaan kuumeisesti presidenttiehdokasta – vaihtoehtoina ovat myös Sauli Niinistö ja arkkipiispa Kari Mäkinen". Helsingin sanomat (in Finnish). 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  35. ^ "Carl Haglund presidenttiehdokuudestaan Ykkösaamussa: "Lievä ehkä"" (in Finnish). Suomenmaa. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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