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| | Finland's Presidentical Election; New President |
 | | Aho is supported by 27 per cent of Finns, an increase of four percentage points since the last Gallup poll. |
 | | Aho's campaign, which was in obvious difficulty, has, over the past few days, gained significant support from the prosperous middle class and the business community. |
 | | Halonen defeated her rival, Esko Aho, leader of the Finnish Centre Party, in the second round of the presidential election by 51.6% of the votes cast to 48.4%. |
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