| Author (Corporate) | Euro|Topics |
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| Publisher | Euro|Topics |
| Series Title | Debates |
| Series Details | June 2017 |
| Publication Date | 13/06/2017 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic. Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks).Finland's coalition government collapsed in on the 12 June 2017 after Prime Minister Juha Sipilä stated that he was no longer willing to govern together with the Eurosceptic, anti-immigrant Finns Party. Under its new chairman Jussi Halla-aho the Finns Party threatened to shift even further to the right. Europe's press discusses the repercussions of excluding the right-wing populists. Further developments took place on the 13 June 2017 when division appeared within the Finns Party. A group of 20 MPs left to establish a new political force known as the New Alternative. Former party chair and Foreign Minister Timo Soini was among the members of the new faction. He was joined by other high profile MPs such as parliamentary group leader Sampo Terho, Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö and Health Minister Pirkko Mattila, as well as Parliamentary Speaker Maria Lohela. A spokesman for the faction said 'The group is ready to continue as part of the Sipilä government with the same government programme and constitution'. |
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| Source Link | http://www.eurotopics.net/en/180736/far-right-party-excluded-from-finnish-government |
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| Countries / Regions | Finland |
