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Monday, April 20, 2015

Pro-EU coalition loses in Finland election as Centre party wins 49 seats

Led by Juha Sipilä, the centrist party has taken 49 seats in the 200-member parliament, A millionaire former telecoms executive touted as a technocrat capable of rescuing Finland from economic slump won Sunday’s parliamentary election, but he is likely to need coalition support from a runner-up Eurosceptic party critical of further Greek bailouts. Juha Sipilä, leader of the opposition Centre party which advocates a wage freeze and spending cuts to regain Finland’s competitiveness, beat the pro-EU and pro-Nato prime minister, Alexander Stubb, after four years of policy stagnation and a bickering coalition. Continue reading...


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