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.

  • nomadEnglish
    56•18 days ago

    Being next in line to be invaded by Russia helps keep the insane voices down I guess.

    Most people I know are afraid of foreigners stealing their peace and property and enslave their daughters and shit like this.

    It’s people that prosper so long they don’t know any real threat and keep imagining one. Queue the far right stoking those fears.

    The fins got some real problems and it unifies them.

    • @boredtortoise@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      45•18 days ago

      Maybe two things; people see what the far right is currently messing up in the Finnish government, and Russia (& China) focused on Germany and France so the election was cleaner. Sweden’s Left also had a huge jump