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Saarikko challenges Kulmuni's questioned Keskusta leadership

The Nomad Today 7/30/20

The announcement is preceded by a progressive loss of Center Party popularity in polls.

World

EU-WIDE POLL

Majority of Europeans think politicians do not care about them

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

A third of the respondents said that human rights only serve those who do not deserve them, such as criminals or terrorists.

World

Belarus presidential elections to be held on 9 August

The Nomad Today 5/8/20

Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994, could win a sixth term in office.

Finland

Finnish MP sent photos of his penis to a woman he met in a bar

The Nomad Today 3/5/20

Mikko Kärnä presents himself as "King in the North. Defender of Lapland, Catalonia and Scotland."

Finland

True Finns youth leader expelled for declaring himself 'fascist'

The Nomad Today 2/24/20

Watch the video in which Toni Jalonen presents himself as ethnic nationalist, traditionalist and fascist.

Finland

From criticism to radical rejection of immigrants: how the True Finns' speech evolved

Attila Kustán Magyari 12/13/19

Right-wing populists may endanger the welfare state of Finland and other countries and their anti-immigrant rhetoric has changed a lot in the past decades. This can be summed up based on what we…

Finland

True Finns again Finland's main party

The Nomad Today 12/5/19

The far-right and anti-immigration populists got 24.3% in voting intention, according to a survey by the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation (Yle).

Finland

New Government takes a tour of Finnish libraries

The Nomad Today 6/26/19

The tour of the ministers around the country's libraries to explain the Government programme will continue til September. Find in this article the calendar.

Finland

Government canceled the 115,000 euros grant to the True Finns' youth association

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

The reason is a picture of a dark-skinned family published in its Twitter account during the EU elections, accompanied by a call to vote for the True Finns party "so that Finland's future will not…

Finland

Prime Minister Rinne to Sweden

The Nomad Today 6/17/19

Prime Minister Antti Rinne will make his second visit to Sweden on Tuesday 18 June.

Finland

Finnish ministers invite you to discuss the Government program in public libraries with them

The Nomad Today 6/14/19

Ministers for Foreign Affairs and of Family Affairs and Social Services will launch the tour on Saturday 15 June.

Finland

The new Government of Finland appointed

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

The Government led by Prime Minister Antti Rinne (SDP) has 19 ministers from 5 different parties. The deputy for the Prime Minister will be the Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä, from…

Finland

Who is the minister who has been in office the longest?

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Pirkko Mattila, is about to meet the 1,000 days in office, but hers is not the longest mandate in the current Government.

Finland

Social Democratic leader announced the parties that will be in the negotiations to form Government

The Nomad Today 5/8/19

Talks between the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Center (Keskusta), the Green League (Vihreät), the Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto) and the Swedish People's Party (SKP) start today with…

Finland

Finnish young women set the pace in politics

The Nomad Today 4/29/19

Women's share of elected members of the Parliament is greater now than in any previous Parliamentary elections

Spain

The far right plants its flag in the Spanish parliament

The Nomad Today 4/29/19

Vox gained 24 seats in an election won by the Social Democratic Party (PSOE) of the prime minister Pedro Sánchez  

Finland

Finland will have a fragmented Parliament without a clear majority group

The Nomad Today 4/24/19

The control calculation confirms that, for the first time, all parties' support remained under 20 per cent and the differences between the three biggest parties are less than one percentage point

World

The extreme right, a growing movement in Europe

The Nomad Today 4/15/19

The movements against the European Union and against immigration have been the second most voted options also in the last elections in France, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands

Finland

How the Government is formed in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/15/19

The leader of the discussions will give each of the groups a list of questions to ascertain the parties’ views on the issues considered essential in the formation of the Government

Finland

The angriest country in the world

The Nomad Today 4/15/19

The Social Democrats (SDP) narrowly defeated the far-right True Finns and will return to lead the formation of the Government after 20 years