As it happened: No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections
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The European parliament elections were expected to see a surge in support for radical right-wing parties, but in Finland, things turned out differently.

Finland’s results in the European election bucked a continent-wide trend of rising support for parties on the outer fringe of right-wing politics, with the Left Alliance and the National Coalition winning big at the expense of the nationalist Finns Party.

Leftist leader Li Andersson received more votes than any other candidate has ever received in a European election.

  • FreeFacts@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Putin will be happy, as now Andersson will be replaced in the finnish parliament by a Putin loyalist Johannes Yrttiaho, as Andersson can’t sit on both parliaments by law.

    If you didn’t know, there are many Putin loyalists in the finnish Left Alliance, working as an internal opposition faction against Andersson’s faction.