Martti Ahtisaari ran for presidency as the candidate of the [[social democracy|Social Democratic Party]] of Finland in 1994 and was elected as the President of Finland. He did not run for a second term and was succeeded by another SDP candidate, [[Tarja Halonen]]. | Martti Ahtisaari ran for presidency as the candidate of the [[social democracy|Social Democratic Party]] of Finland in 1994 and was elected as the President of Finland. He did not run for a second term and was succeeded by another SDP candidate, [[Tarja Halonen]]. |