Finland's president Niinisto poised for easy re-election win

Helsinki: Finish President Sauli Niinisto appeared set for a comfortable re-election victory on Sunday after securing 64.4 per cent of the vote in the first round, according to early returns.
Niinisto's closest rival, Pekka Haavisto of the Greens of Finland, won 11.2 per cent of the vote in the election, which ended on Sunday, and conceeded Niinisto had won.