Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s centre left. “We got the biggest mandate,” said the leader of the National Coalition Party, after a dramatic night in which the result gradually swung away from Ms Marin’s Social Democrats.
BBC “I think Finnish people want change. They want change and now I will start negotiations, open negotiations with all parties,” he said.
Mr Orpo secured 20.8% of the vote, ahead of the center left and right-wing populist Finns Party (the strongest anti-Muslim immigration party), which still won a record 20.1%. Finns Party leader Riikka Purra congratulated her centre-right rival and was herself delighted with the best result in her party’s history. “We’re still challenging to be number one, but seven more seats is an excellent result.”
The Finns Party underlined their success by winning more regions than any other party in mainland Finland. Riikka Purra won more votes than any other candidate and commentators highlighted her party’s appeal to young voters
Meanwhile, three of the other parties in the outgoing coalition – the Centre Party, Left Alliance and Greens – all rang up big losses.
Classy Infidel says
Sorry but the new PM Orpo is very ‘PROGRESSIVE’, and we all know what that means. Woke. His first duty was to join NATO. Now that is a major mistake.
All these countries joining big alliances never go through a citizen referendum. They take it upon themselves to drag their nation into wars, either full on or through complicity.
Hartmut says
Good for the Finns to oust the member of Claus Schwab’s ‘Young Global Leaders’ organization, Sanna Marin, as their Prime Minister.
Best riddance and a nice, harsh setback for the global woke and left establishment.
Ramez Fekry says
I wish all White Christian Scandinavian men and women hated islam and Moslems like Riikka Purra does!
Down with islam and Moslems!
PanamaPat says
Their first task shou dbe to withdraw from ANTO, declare their neutrality and round up the Muslims and send them to Russia to use as help locate mines in the Ukraine.