1978 Finnish presidential election
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1978, the first since 1968 after Urho Kekkonen's term was extended by four years by Parliament. The public elected presidential electors to an electoral college on 15 and 16 January. They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Urho Kekkonen, who won on the first ballot. The turnout for the popular vote was 64.3. Kekkonen had in the spring of 1975 agreed to become the Social Democratic presidential candidate, and after that all the major Finnish political parties chose him as their candidate. Kekkonen's opponents, such as the Christian League's presidential candidate Raino Westerholm, claimed that Kekkonen's long presidency weakened the Finnish democracy. Over one-third of the Finnish voters abstained from voting,
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1978 Finnish presidential election
Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1978, the first since 1968 after Urho Kekkonen's term was extended by four years by Parliament. The public elected presidential electors to an electoral college on 15 and 16 January. They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Urho Kekkonen, who won on the first ballot. The turnout for the popular vote was 64.3. Kekkonen had in the spring of 1975 agreed to become the Social Democratic presidential candidate, and after that all the major Finnish political parties chose him as their candidate. Kekkonen's opponents, such as the Christian League's presidential candidate Raino Westerholm, claimed that Kekkonen's long presidency weakened the Finnish democracy. Over one-third of the Finnish voters abstained from voting,
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Las elecciones presidenciales ...... fue del 64.2% del electorado.
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Presidentvalet i Finland 1978 ...... att ens få någon elektorsröst.
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Two-stage presidential electio ...... ble in his public appearances.
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Двухэтапные президентские выбо ...... в его публичных выступлениях.
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1978 Finnish presidential election
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Las elecciones presidenciales ...... fue del 64.2% del electorado.
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Presidentvalet i Finland 1978 ...... ör blev det bara en valomgång.
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Two-stage presidential electio ...... voters abstained from voting,
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Двухэтапные президентские выбо ...... ти финских избирателей воздерж
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1978 Finnish presidential election
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Elecciones presidenciales de Finlandia de 1978
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Presidentvalet i Finland 1978
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Президентские выборы в Финляндии (1978)
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