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| Alexander Stubb officially takes office as President of Finland |
| 2024-03-02 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Alexander Stubb took the oath of office on March 1 and took office as President of Finland; his inauguration was broadcast live on Finnish television. The new president made a solemn speech in the country's parliament. “We are now experiencing a new era. As a result of our military alliance and NATO membership, we have taken the final step into the Western community of values to which the Republic of Finland has belonged in spirit throughout its independence. The post-Cold War era is over,” he said. Stubb said that the advent of a new period of history, in his opinion, is associated with Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. As reported by IA Regnum, the candidate from the National Coalition Party and former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the second round of the presidential elections in Finland on February 11. According to the country's Ministry of Justice, after 100% of the votes were counted, Stubb won 51.6% of the popular vote. His opponent in the second round, former Finnish Foreign Minister Pekke Haavisto, received 48.4% of the vote. Stubb has proven himself to be an active supporter of the Euro-Atlantic and anti-Russian course, as noted earlier by IA Regnum observers. He opposed Russian membership in the UN Security Council, as well as for the refusal of full relations with Russia while Russian troops “are in Ukraine,” and supported the confiscation of frozen Russian assets and their use to assist Kyiv. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the results of the elections in Finland, previously stated: Russia remains hopeful that the new head of the country will have a balanced approach to the topic of Russian-Finnish relations. The Kremlin representative also noted that Finland is currently classified as an unfriendly country, recalling that Helsinki has fully joined the anti-Russian sanctions. Related: Alexander Stubb: 2024-02-17 President of Finland is being prepared for negotiations with Russia on behalf of the West Alexander Stubb: 2024-02-13 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 12, 2024 Alexander Stubb: 2024-01-28 Finns choose new president for NATO era with Russia in mind Related: Finland: 2024-03-01 Publicist Onufrienko: Bild’s forecast about Russia’s military plans is a 'horror story' Finland: 2024-02-28 Putin's new Nordic nightmare: How strategically crucial Baltic Sea will become 'NATO's lake' after Sweden was cleared to join the alliance in huge blow for Kremlin regime Finland: 2024-02-24 There will be no war. Russia's Western neighbors are beginning to come to their senses |
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