– It would be pretty crazy if first place wasn’t the party’s goal. Of course that’s the goal”, Purra stated For YLE on Friday. “The government is a place where legislative changes are made, where you take care of this party. The opposition party does not have this opportunity.”
Purra stated that the party’s leadership shares the experts’ concern about converting opinion polls’ support into actual votes on election day – especially because the sure party, with its 11 percent vote share, fell three to four percentage points short of its survey in the provincial elections. will be held in January 2022.
“It seems that the people want change, and hopefully they understand that the only way to make that change is to vote in an election,” he said.
However, the coalition believes that it will be able to maintain its first place until the parliamentary elections held on April 2, says the party secretary of the right-wing opposition party. Kristina Kokko.
“Election spring is underway and the parties’ support ratings are changing. We are happy to be in this position and to be at the top”, he commented to YLE. “Naturally, we invest everything in the elections. It’s a really important step forward. Let’s see what kind of party group starts to form the next government after the elections.
“It is too early to speculate on the composition of the government.”
Antton RรถnnholmThe party secretary of the Social Democrats estimates that the ability of supporters to mobilize is also key to the ruling party’s election results.
“It is obviously unusual that the Prime Minister’s party has grown in popularity during the election period. We can be happy with that, but we will campaign hard in the spring to make sure we come out on top on election night.
“Voting the Social Democrats into the top spot is the only way to make sure you don’t get a right-wing government,” he added.
Rรถnnholm denied that he was worried about the popularity of the Basic Finns or the broad advantage of the Coalition.
“The campaigns have still taken place and people will decide who they will vote for later. It is clear that if the two currently leading parties form a government, the situation will be very different. We have to work hard,โ he said.
“The polls of recent years and decades have shown how much grades can fluctuate. Once the campaigns start and people see what options they have, I think the ratings will even out and our campaign will do well [Prime Minister] Sanna Marin.โ
Aleksi Teivainen โ HT
Source: The Nordic Page