Euskaraz irakurri: Ultraeskuina garaile izan daiteke gaur, Finlandiako Parlamenturako hauteskundeetan

The polling stations in Finland have opened their doors this Sunday at 09:00 local time (08:00 in the Basque Country) for voters to elect the 200 deputies that will compose the next eduskuntaParliament of Helsinki.

In these elections they are called to the polls around 4.5 million Finnswho will be able to exercise their right to vote in the thirteen districts into which the country is divided until 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. here).

According to the latest poll, published on Thursday by national YLE television, the two opposition parties, the conservative Kokoomus and the far-right True Finnsare virtually tied with almost 20% of the votes each.

He follows closely behind social democratic party (SDP) led by the Prime Minister, sanna marinwhich would remain in third position with 18.7% of the votesdespite improving the results obtained in the 2019 elections by one point. Despite the fact that his management during the pandemic and his position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were applauded, the public debt equivalent to 73% of GDP, the economy in recession and rising inflation overshadowed his popularity.

The far right could win parliamentary elections for the first time in Finnish history

This survey confirms the progressive loss of support from the conservatives, who just three months ago were ahead of their then main rival (the SDP) by more than five points, and the advance of the extreme right, which could win parliamentary elections for the first time in Finnish history.

They also predict a real debacle for the Center Party, the SDP’s main partner in the government coalition, which with 10.7% would reap the worst result in its history.

The fifth party in the country and third government partner, Los Verdes, would lose 2.5 points and would have to settle for 9% of the votes.

More than 1.7 million voters, equivalent to 40.5% of the total census, voted early last week, using a system implemented in 1970 to encourage participation. These ballots, plus the postal vote from abroad, will be scrutinized throughout the day and their results will be published shortly after the schools close.

Source: Eitb

Ricardo

Ricardo is a renowned author and journalist, known for his exceptional writing on top-news stories. He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he is known for his ability to deliver breaking news and insightful analysis on the most pressing issues of the day.