REPUBLIC OF FINLAND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 2000 ========================================================= Parties --------------------------------------------------------- * Kesk (Suomen Keskusta) Finnish Centre Party * Kok (Kansallinen Kokoomus) National Rally * PS (Perussuomalaiset) True Finns Party * RKP/SFP (Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue / Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland) Swedish People's Party * SD (Suomen Sosialidemokraatinen Puolue) Finnish Social Democratic Party * SKL (Suomen Kristillinen Liitto) Finnish Christian Union * Vihr (Vihrea Liitto) The Green Party FIRST ROUND, 20 JANUARY 2000 ========================================================= Candidate Party Votes % --------------------------------------------------------- Esko Aho Kesk 1,051,159 34.4 Ilkka Hakalehto PS 31,405 01.0 Tarja Halonen SD 1,224,431 40.0 Heidi Hautala Vihr 100,740 03.3 Risto Kuisma 16,943 00.6 Elisabeth Rehn RKP/SFP 241,877 07.9 Riitta Uosukainen Kok 392,305 12.8 --------------------------------------------------------- 3,058,860 --------------------------------------------------------- SECOND ROUND, 10 FEBRUARY 2000 ========================================================= Candidate Party Votes % --------------------------------------------------------- Esko Aho Kesk 1,540,803 48.4 Tarja HALONEN SD 1,644,532 51.6 --------------------------------------------------------- 3,185,335 ---------------------------------------------------------