Elina Hiltunen stated that her name had been crossed out with a ballpoint pen from the candidate documents of the Turku Mikael Parish elections, and the consent form she had signed was missing. According to her, an election official called her about it two hours before the deadline for candidate registration. Hiltunen had stood as a candidate on the Blue Path candidate association's list. She described the list as multi-party and stated that it also included independent candidates and representatives from the Christian Democrats. After resigning from the National Coalition Party, she claimed she was separately asked if she wanted to continue on the list, and she had responded affirmatively. Her husband was also on the same list, and according to Hiltunen, he had no connection to the National Coalition Party. Hiltunen said she would have accepted it if she had been informed in time that she was not wanted on the list. She viewed the last-minute crossing out as a failed sabotage attempt aimed at preventing her participation in the parish elections. She reported that she managed to get to the election office and signed the documents again at 3:45 PM. According to Hiltunen, the election board addressed the matter on October 1, 2026, and unanimously confirmed that a candidate could not be removed by arbitrary crossing out. She stated that she was a candidate for the joint church council with the number 24 and for the parish council with the number 88. A criminal complaint had been filed regarding the events and the unauthorized handling of the documents, according to her. #politiikka #kokoomus #suomi #seurakunta #vaalit #politiikka #vaalit #demokratia (translated)
