Finland, elections

[nelson]

The new government, 12 women and 7 men so even less gender equality than in the Marin cabinet   (which was 11/7). The Finns controversial ex-chairman Jussi Halla-aho becomes Speaker. 

NCP:

Prime Minister: Petteri Orpo
Foreign Affairs: Elina Valtonen
Defence: Antti Häkkänen
Employment: Arto Satonen
Social Affairs: Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Local Administration: Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Culture & Science: Sari Multala
Environment & Climate: Kai Mykkänen

Finns:
Finance and Deputy PM: Riikka Purra
Economic Affairs: Vilhelm Junnila
Interior: Mari Rantanen
Justice: Leena Meri
Health & Social Services: Kaisa Juuso
Foreign Trade & Development: Ville Tavio
Transport & Communications: Lulu Ranne

SPP:
Education: Anna-Maja Henriksson
Europe & State Ownership: Anders Adlercreutz
Sport and Youth: Sandra Bergqvist (to be handed over to the Christian Democrats in 2025)

Christian Democrats
Agriculture and Forestry: Sari Essayah

[tamar]

So if I understand it correctly, the government programme is basically just the NCP manifesto with most of the Finns and the SPP's demands cancelling each other out? I do wonder what the Finns electorate will make of that.

[nelson]

Jun 20, 2023 15:32:51 GMT tamar said:

So if I understand it correctly, the government programme is basically just the NCP manifesto with most of the Finns and the SPP's demands cancelling each other out? I do wonder what the Finns electorate will make of that.

That's a little simplistic, but it's very economically right wing and, especially, anti-trade unions by Nordic standards and it's been called the most right wing program ever for a post-war Finnish government by political commentators. It's also somewhat contradictory on immigration and things like emphasizing the value of exercise and physical fitness for public health but increasing the VAT on gyms and fitness centers. There's clearly been a number of unpalatable compromises and some attempts to disguise them rhetorically. 

Generally it's the Finns' immigration policy with a few concessions and some lip service to labour migration, but as one pundit put it "the overall message is don't come here". 

The document is record long, 240 pages, and extremely detailed which is viewed as a sign the parties don't trust each other. 

[Georg Ebner]

[Georg Ebner]

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Yes, Haavisto (Greens) was underpolled, but not at all by enough to make up the large - and increasing - distance. Additionally the left bloc was roughly correctly polled.

[Georg Ebner]

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[Devil Wincarnate]

The best piece of Finnish electoral footage will always be this. The ultimate sign of how degraded Finnish politics was at one point, and surely the most stultifyingly boring wake-up call ever.

[WJ]

Jan 31, 2024 23:03:14 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

The best piece of Finnish electoral footage will always be this. The ultimate sign of how degraded Finnish politics was at one point, and surely the most stultifyingly boring wake-up call ever.

Would Finland have been able to survive and become the country it is today without Kekkonen's dictatorship of the centre? These are the questions I'm forced to ponder at 2am instead of going to bed...

One of the most interesting and overlooked characters of the Cold War period.

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[Devil Wincarnate]

Live Blog.
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It looks like Stubb will edge it.

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