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Finnish army when approving of
Finland's participation in the Continuation War (1941–1944) against the Soviet Union, and in an informal military alliance with Germany. He was not indicted, but eight leading wartime Finnish politicians were, and Mannerheim stayed abroad, mainly in Portugal, and on sick leave in the Red Cross's hospital in Helsinki from November 1945 to March 1946, to remain on the political background during the "war guilt" trial. Paasikivi was regarded by many Finnish politicians as the only realistic successor of Mannerheim, given his long diplomatic and foreign policy experience. Because many Karelian refugees would not yet have been able to vote in regular Finnish presidential elections until the autumn of 1946, due to their frequent changes of home town, the Finnish Parliament decided to pass an exceptional law to elect the new President. Former President K.J. Ståhlberg was not an official presidential candidate, but he received 14 sympathy votes in these presidential elections, because a few Finnish parliamentarians respected his preference for regular presidential elections.
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79:
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was elected with 159 of the 200 votes. Mannerheim had suffered from poor health since 1945, and he had vacationed abroad (chiefly in
Portugal) from November 1945 to January 1946. He had been concerned about the possibility of being indicted for abusing his office as the Commander-in-Chief of the
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to serve a six-year term. However, he resigned on 4 March 1946, giving as his reason his declining health and his view that the tasks he had been selected to carry out had been accomplished. An election was held in
Parliament to appoint his successor.
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Lauri
Haataja, "A Reconstructing Finland" / Jälleenrakentava Suomi, pgs. 746, 748, 754-759, 762-768, in Seppo Zetterberg et al., eds., A Small Giant of the Finnish History / Suomen historian pikkujättiläinen. Helsinki: WSOY,
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Parliament elects prime minister Juho Kusti
Paasikivi to succeed the resigning Mannerheim as new president on 9 March 1946
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732:
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259:
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757:
145:
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338:
295:
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1223:
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272:
800:
505:
350:
164:
106:
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520:
227:
217:
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Sakari
Virkkunen, Finland's Presidents II / Suomen presidentit II. Helsinki: Otava Ltd., 1994
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510:
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515:
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177:
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in 1946. In 1944 the
Parliament had passed a law that enabled
1673:
136:
1662:Elections in brackets were not public elections
978:
752:Indirect presidential elections were held in
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985:
971:
740:
726:
176:
1674:
966:
880:
869:
858:
847:
778:
1001:Elections and referendums in Finland
919:Elections in Europe: A data handbook
910:
908:
13:
19:1946 Finnish presidential election
14:
1703:
1682:Presidential elections in Finland
905:
994:
697:
197:
77:
70:
25:
950:
941:
931:
683:Politics of the European Union
506:National Coalition Party (KOK)
378:Regional Administrative Courts
1:
898:
496:Social Democratic Party (SDP)
526:Swedish People's Party (RKP)
373:Supreme Administrative Court
7:
1692:March 1946 events in Europe
917:& Philip Stöver (2010)
892:Source: Nohlen & Stöver
758:Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
647:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
614:Wellbeing services counties
223:Declaration of Independence
146:Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
10:
1708:
821:National Progressive Party
769:
1687:1946 elections in Finland
1658:
1635:
1587:
1539:
1418:
1400:
1222:
1007:
891:
881:Registered voters/turnout
843:
832:
787:
784:
781:
141:President before election
134:
62:
35:
23:
801:National Coalition Party
549:Administrative divisions
531:Christian Democrats (KD)
1009:Parliamentary elections
1420:Presidential elections
663:Diplomatic missions of
182:
816:Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
390:Chancellor of Justice
368:Administrative Courts
180:
97:Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
796:Juho Kusti Paasikivi
763:Juho Kusti Paasikivi
161:Juho Kusti Paasikivi
118:Electoral vote
112:National Progressive
91:Juho Kusti Paasikivi
1224:Municipal elections
859:Invalid/blank votes
775:
586:Ekonomiska regioner
536:Movement Now (LIIK)
521:Left Alliance (VAS)
516:Green League (VIHR)
511:Centre Party (KESK)
190:Politics of Finland
20:
1541:European elections
774:
704:Finland portal
385:Prosecutor General
183:
165:National Coalition
107:National Coalition
18:
1669:
1668:
927:978-3-8329-5609-7
896:
895:
750:
749:
640:Foreign relations
620:Hyvinvointialueet
489:Political parties
175:
174:
171:
170:
156:Elected President
130:
129:
58:
57:
1699:
1402:County elections
999:
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776:
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742:
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728:
706:
702:
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627:
608:
589:
570:
501:Finns Party (PS)
356:Courts of Appeal
201:
185:
184:
137:
81:
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64:
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713:Other countries
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361:District Courts
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331:
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324:Jussi Halla-aho
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266:Alexander Stubb
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653:Elina Valtonen
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346:General Courts
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273:Prime Minister
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915:Dieter Nohlen
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909:
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294:Ministries (
283:Petteri Orpo
228:Human rights
218:Constitution
159:
155:
144:
140:
121:
89:
47:9 March 1946
46:
15:
1637:Referendums
870:Total votes
848:Valid votes
675:Ambassadors
582:Seutukunnat
576:Sub-regions
309:Legislative
150:Independent
1676:Categories
899:References
667:in Finland
651:Minister:
459:European:
315:Parliament
290:Government
86:Candidate
779:Candidate
563:Maakunnat
404:elections
339:Judiciary
256:President
250:Executive
605:Kommuner
567:Landskap
238:Military
921:, p629
770:Results
754:Finland
557:Regions
402:Recent
320:Speaker
67:
925:
876:100.00
839:100.00
601:Kunnat
103:Party
887:92.00
854:94.02
833:Total
808:91.91
785:Votes
782:Party
212:State
1650:1994
1645:1931
1627:2023
1622:2019
1617:2015
1612:2011
1607:2007
1602:2003
1597:1999
1579:2024
1574:2019
1569:2014
1564:2009
1559:2004
1554:1999
1549:1996
1531:2024
1526:2018
1521:2012
1516:2006
1511:2000
1506:1994
1501:1988
1496:1982
1491:1978
1486:1968
1481:1962
1476:1956
1471:1950
1465:1946
1458:1943
1451:1940
1445:1937
1440:1931
1435:1925
1429:1919
1410:2022
1392:2021
1387:2017
1382:2012
1377:2008
1372:2004
1367:2000
1362:1996
1357:1992
1352:1988
1347:1984
1342:1980
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