Vice-President of Parliament Tarja Filatov (SDP) said YLE that Parliament will vote on Tuesday on the EUR 750 billion recovery system. At least two-thirds of legislators must adopt the so-called Own resources decision.
Purra stressed that it should not be unusual for legislators to exercise their constitutional right to speak in plenary. Although the Finnish-sponsored debate has been criticized as irrelevant and inappropriate, he said the party managed to draw attention to the issues of the stimulus package with well-formulated arguments and to challenge government questions that were not satisfactorily answered.
โOf course, it varied between the representatives, how the speeches were structured. Personally, I have learned a lot about the stimulus package and the EU in recent days, because many people are really researching and spending time on it. “
The parliamentary debate on the possibility continued for days when members of the opposition party continued to speak, for example, to read a poem written by their assistants and to take excerpts from Little Red Riding Hood.
The longest, about eight hours of statement, gave Sebastian Tynkkynen (PS).
Jussi Halla-aho, The chairman of the Finnish party, told Helsingin Sanomat on Saturday that the aim was to discuss the collection system in depth.
“We understand that as a minority we cannot prevent even the adoption of bad proposals, but I think representatives should do their best in all circumstances to promote things they believe in and are important to their supporters. While a loss is likely, there is no reason to throw your hand.”
He dismissed allegations that the party had held legislators hostage or deliberately slowed down parliamentary work, recalling that the debate is a primary tool for opposition parties to advance their agenda.
The Minister of Justice made such allegations on Saturday Anna-Maja Henriksson (SFP).
“I think it’s better for the opposition to have the ability to criticize government proposals. The constitution stipulates that representatives have an unrestricted right to speak and cannot be ordered from the outside.”
Halla-aho also estimates that the discussion about the recovery facility has been weak in Finland. Proponents have made only superficial arguments on behalf of the institution and neglected to respond to detailed criticism, he noted.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT
Source: The Nordic Page