Finnish presidential election, 2000
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Presidential elections were held in Finland
on 16 January 2000, with a second round on 6 February. The result was a victory for Tarja Halonen
of the Social Democratic Party
, who became the country's first female President. During the elections Halonen was the incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
on 16 January 2000, with a second round on 6 February. The result was a victory for Tarja Halonen
Tarja Halonen
Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the incumbent President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency...
of the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
, who became the country's first female President. During the elections Halonen was the incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Tarja Halonen Tarja Halonen Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the incumbent President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency... |
Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
1,224,431 | 40.0 | 1,644,532 | 51.6 |
| Esko Aho Esko Aho Esko Tapani Aho is a statesman and former Prime Minister of Finland.-Early life and career:Aho was born in Veteli, Finland. Prior to attending university, he began a career in politics. From 1974 to 1979, he was Chairman of the Finnish Centre Youth, which had before him grown many of his... |
Centre Party Centre Party (Finland) The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament... |
1,051,159 | 34.4 | 1,540,803 | 48.4 |
| Riitta Uosukainen Riitta Uosukainen Riitta Maria Uosukainen is a Finnish politician and former Member of Parliament. She is one of the eight people to gain the highest honorary title, valtioneuvos, given by the President.... |
National Coalition Party | 392,305 | 12.8 | ||
| Elisabeth Rehn Elisabeth Rehn Märta Elisabeth Rehn is a former MP of the Swedish People's Party and the first female Minister of Defence in Finland. In the 1994 presidential elections she was narrowly defeated by Martti Ahtisaari.Elisabeth Rehn spent her childhood in Mäntsälä, where her father worked as a community medical... |
Swedish People's Party | 241,877 | 7.9 | ||
| Heidi Hautala Heidi Hautala -External links:* * *... |
Green League Green League The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö.... |
100,740 | 3.3 | ||
| Ilkka Hakalehto | True Finns True Finns True Finns or The Finns is a populist and nationalist political party in Finland, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The head of the movement is Timo Soini. In the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, The party won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party... |
31,405 | 1.0 | ||
| Risto Kuisma | Reform Group | 16,943 | 0.6 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,290 | – | 16,378 | – | |
| Total | 3,068,150 | 100 | 3,201,713 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||