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over his two opponents. Notably, the
National Coalitioners and Ruralists - both opposition parties at the time - gained clearly higher percentages of the popular vote than in the 1966 Finnish parliamentary elections. This foreshadowed their major gains in the 1970 Finnish parliamentary elections. Although during this presidential campaign, Kekkonen promised not to run for president again, however, he extended his presidential term in 1973 and ran nearly unopposed in 1978.
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Virrankoski, A History of Finland / Suomen historia, volumes 1&2. Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura), 2009, p. 961
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in 1968. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the
President. The result was a victory for
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Inauguration ceremony for the Urho
Kekkonen precidency in 1968. Here the President meets the representants of diplomats. Behind him, the Prime minister
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Yearbook (Mitä-Missä-Milloin - Kansalaisen vuosikirja) 1969, p. 140. Helsinki: Otava Ltd., 1968
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Virkkunen and the populist Finnish Rural Party's leader Veikko Vennamo, criticized him for governing Finland in a too
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Martti Häikiö, The
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2144:Elections in brackets were not public elections
788:Two-stage presidential elections were held in
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799:Kekkonen's two opponents, the centre-right
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1374:Elections in Europe: A data handbook
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887:Finnish People's Democratic League
19:1968 Finnish presidential election
14:
2185:
2164:Presidential elections in Finland
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85:
78:
25:
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542:National Coalition Party (KOK)
414:Regional Administrative Courts
1:
2174:January 1968 events in Europe
1356:
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532:Social Democratic Party (SDP)
562:Swedish People's Party (RKP)
409:Supreme Administrative Court
7:
1401:Nohlen & Stöver, p. 624
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650:Wellbeing services counties
259:Declaration of Independence
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1245:Source: Nohln & Stöver
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2169:1968 elections in Finland
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1882:
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1142:Electoral Union of
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1044:Electoral Union of
997:National Coalition Party
988:Electoral Union of
860:Electoral Union of
805:National Commercial Bank
801:National Coalition Party
585:Administrative divisions
567:Christian Democrats (KD)
1491:Parliamentary elections
905:Social Democratic Party
1902:Presidential elections
941:Swedish People's Party
831:
699:Diplomatic missions of
826:
426:Chancellor of Justice
404:Administrative Courts
143:Electoral vote
1706:Municipal elections
1323:Finnish Rural Party
1257:
1206:Invalid/blank votes
1109:Supporters of
1090:Supporters of
1071:Supporters of
840:
622:Ekonomiska regioner
572:Movement Now (LIIK)
557:Left Alliance (VAS)
552:Green League (VIHR)
547:Centre Party (KESK)
226:Politics of Finland
20:
2023:European elections
1256:
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159:Popular vote
132:National Coalition
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958:Independents
869:Centre Party
835:Popular vote
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2119:Referendums
1219:Total votes
1193:Valid votes
711:Ambassadors
618:Seutukunnat
612:Sub-regions
345:Legislative
137:Rural Party
2158:Categories
1357:References
809:autocratic
703:in Finland
687:Minister:
495:European:
351:Parliament
326:Government
101:Candidate
1376:, p. 606
1261:Candidate
1235:2,920,635
1222:2,049,002
1196:2,038,592
1178:2,038,592
975:1,152,700
599:Maakunnat
440:elections
375:Judiciary
292:President
286:Executive
163:1,221,078
641:Kommuner
603:Landskap
274:Military
170:231,959
167:482,693
1148:102,831
1129:112,947
1050:231,282
1031:438,801
1001:432,014
909:315,068
891:345,609
873:421,197
819:Results
790:Finland
593:Regions
438:Recent
356:Speaker
75:
63:Turnout
1380:
1341:100.00
1225:100.00
1209:10,410
1181:100.00
1161:Others
1096:43,892
1077:68,378
961:21,425
927:46,833
637:Kunnat
209:Centre
194:Centre
127:Centre
123:Party
66:70.16%
1335:Total
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1310:22.00
1290:67.00
1267:Votes
1264:Party
1238:70.16
1199:99.49
1175:Total
1126:Total
1053:11.35
1034:21.52
1028:Total
1017:6,787
1004:21.19
978:56.54
972:Total
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912:15.46
894:16.95
876:20.66
853:Seats
847:Votes
811:way.
248:State
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2127:1931
2109:2023
2104:2019
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2089:2007
2084:2003
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2056:2019
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2036:1999
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2013:2024
2008:2018
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1978:1982
1973:1978
1968:1968
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1953:1950
1947:1946
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1927:1937
1922:1931
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1839:1992
1834:1988
1829:1984
1824:1980
1819:1976
1814:1972
1809:1968
1804:1964
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1794:1956
1789:1953
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1724:1920
1719:1919
1714:1918
1695:2027
1689:2023
1684:2019
1679:2015
1674:2011
1669:2007
1664:2003
1659:1999
1654:1995
1649:1991
1644:1987
1639:1983
1634:1979
1629:1975
1624:1972
1619:1970
1614:1966
1609:1962
1604:1958
1599:1954
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1569:1933
1564:1930
1559:1929
1554:1927
1549:1924
1544:1922
1539:1919
1534:1917
1529:1916
1524:1913
1519:1911
1514:1910
1509:1909
1504:1908
1499:1907
1411:2003
1378:ISBN
1212:0.51
1167:0.00
1151:5.04
1132:5.54
1118:0.03
1099:2.15
1080:3.35
1020:0.33
964:1.05
948:0.13
930:2.30
508:2024
502:2019
497:2014
485:2023
480:2019
475:2015
461:2018
456:2012
451:2006
332:list
313:list
296:list
52:1978
42:1962
1338:300
1287:201
1184:300
1144:LKP
1115:677
1065:SFP
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154:33
151:66
147:201
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