Finnish coalition talks collapse

Talks to form a new Finnish government broke down on 1 June 2011, raising fresh doubt over the country’s role in future eurozone bail-out efforts.

Two of the six parties trying to form a ruling coalition walked out of negotiations, increasing the sense of turmoil that surrounded Finnish politics since a breakthrough by the eurosceptic True Finns (later called The Finns) party in the April 2012 general election.

Helsingin Sanomat, 2.6.11: Social Democrats and Left Alliance quit government talks – SDP and National Coalition Party blame each other http://www.hs.fi/english/article/THURSDAY+Social+Democrats+and+Left+Alliance+quit+government+talks+%E2%80%93+SDP+and+National+Coalition+Party+blame+each+other/1135266605653

ESO: Background information: Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/finnish-parliamentary-election-2011/

ESO: Background information: Finns threaten Portugal rescue plans http://www.europeansources.info/record/finns-threaten-portugal-rescue-plans/

Deutsche Welle, 10.6.11: Euroskeptic party to be excluded from Finnish government http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15146052,00.html

Helsingin Sanomat, 10.6.11: Government talks to resume among same parties as before http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Government+talks+to+resume+among+same+parties+as+before/1135266810090

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