HS exam | Stubb: The president's office could participate in the Pride parade

Presidential the chancellery could participate in the Helsinki Pride parade, stated the presidential candidate Alexander Stubb (kok) in the HS presidential exam on Tuesday.

“I wouldn't see a problem with that,” Stubb said. He recalled that he was a patron of the Pride parade when he was foreign minister.

The Pride movement defends the equal rights of sexual and gender minorities.

of HS published by Gallup on Monday according to 40 percent of those who vote for Stubb prefer the counter-candidate Pekka Haaviston (green) sexual orientation as inappropriate for the president. Haavisto's spouse is a man.

In Iltalehti's exam on Monday Stubb was asked what he would say to those voters who think that sexual orientation is important when deciding to vote in the presidential election.

“The ability to analyze foreign policy does not depend on who you love, but rather on expertise and experience.”