Finnish parliament elects conservative Petteri Orpo as PM
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- Published Date: 11:50 | 20 June 2023
- Modified Date: 11:50 | 20 June 2023
Finland's parliament on Tuesday elected conservative Petteri Orpo as prime minister at the head of a four-party coalition including the far-right Finns Party which plans a major crackdown on immigration.
Parliament voted in favour of Orpo, who won April elections and has been in thorny negotiations to build a coalition since then, by 107 in favour, 81 opposed and 11 absent.
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