HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party, the winner of April’s general election, on Sunday unveiled its picks for key Cabinet posts in…
Following lengthy talks over seven weeks, NCP announced Friday a deal with three other parties for a governing coalition that includes the far-right, eurosceptic Finns Party, which runs largely on a nationalist and anti-immigration agenda.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
NCP will also get the key defense portfolio that is to be held by Antti Häkkänen, also NCP vice chair. His defense minister post carries a strong weight as Finland became NATO’s 31st member in April, and the country of 5.5 million is in the process of integrating its military systems into the alliance.Article content
The new government’s two junior partners – the Christian Democrats and the Swedish People’s Party of Finland – will share the rest of the Cabinet posts. Political analysts have described the new Cabinet as Finland’s most right-wing government since World War II. Under a government program unveiled on Friday, Orpo’s Cabinet is set to carry out major social policy and labor reforms, and budget cuts in the next four years.
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