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Elections in Finland

Elections are held in Finland on the national level to appoint the President of Finland, and the members of the Parliament of Finland.

Table of contents
1 Presidential Elections
2 Parliamentary Elections
3 See also

Presidential Elections

Main article: President of Finland

The president is elected by popular vote for a six-year term. An election was last held February 6, 2000 and the next will be held in February 2006. The Prime Minister of Finland is appointed by the president based on the vote in after parliamentary elections.

Results

Tarja Halonen was elected president in 2000. Percent of vote:

Parliamentary Elections

Main article:
Parliament of Finland

Finland's proportional representation system encourages a multitude of political parties and has resulted in many coalition-cabinets.

In the parliamentary elections of 16 March 2003, there were two dominating parties: the Center Party (KESK) got 55 seats, and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) got 53 seats, in the 200-seat Eduskunta. A new cabinet was formed by Center and Social Democrats together with the Swedish People's Party.

Results

Elections were last held on March 16, 2003 and the nexst ones will be held in 2007. Percent of vote per party:

Seats in Parliament

Seats in Parliament after the elections in 2003:

See also