1st LD: Incumbent president wins 64 pct in initial results of Finland's election

HELSINKI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- With half of the total ballots counted, Finnish incumbent president Sauli Niinisto was projected to win in the first round of Finnish presidential election.

Niinisto won 64 percent in the advance polling published Sunday.

Finnish analysts say a level of over 60 increases the possibility of being elected in the first round.

As ballots continued to be counted, Niinisto's backing is likely to decline, but all commentators say it is very unlikely that his support would recede down below fifty percent. Enditem