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Finland

Finland

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Results of presidential elections cannot be challenged
Source

Vallag(Election Act), (published 1998-10-02, last amended 2013-06-28)

http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/ajantasa/1998/19980714#L8

 

100 ?

F?rem?l f?r besv?r

?ndring i ett beslut genom vilket valresultatet harfastst?llts f?r s?kas genom besv?r enligt vad som best?ms i detta kapitel.

Vid presidentval f?r ?ndring i beslut om fastst?llande avresultatet av det f?rsta och det andra valet inte s?kas genom besv?r.


F?rvaltningsprocesslag (Administrative Judicial Procedure Act), (published 1996-07-26, last amended 2013-01-31)

http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/ajantasa/1996/19960586#L7

 

58 ?

Extraordin?ra r?ttsmedel

I ett lagakraftvunnet beslut i ett f?rvaltnings?rende kan ?ndring s?kas genom extraordin?ra r?ttsmedel som ?r klagan, ?terst?llande av f?rsutten fatalietid och ?terbrytande.

 

 

OSCE needs assessment report on2012 presidential elections in Finland, p. 2

http://www.osce.org/odihr/81121

 

 “Theright to legal redress is limited during the presidential election. Thelegislation continues not to provide for the possibility of appealing electionresults or bringing any election violations to the attention of courts duringthe electoral process.”
Comment

The law specifically states that the election resultsof presidential elections, first and second round, cannot be appealed. The 2012needs assessment report for the 2013 presidential elections suggests thatarticle 58 of the Administrative Judicial Procedure Act might open thepossibility for complaints. However, (1) this only applies to an administrative decision that hasbecome final may be subject to extraordinary appeal by means of proceduralcomplaint, (2) it has never been tested and (3) it is up to the courts whetheror not to accept the case. For these reasons, this hypothetical possibilityshould not be equated to a real opportunity to make an appeal.

 


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