Tag: Sari Essayah
HS: The majority of Finns consider fur farming to be unethical
The proportion of those in favor of banning the industry has increased by four percentage points in the last two years. More than a quarter, or 27 percent, of the respondents were of the opinion that fur farming is ethically acceptable and 33 percent that it should not be banned. Most EU countries have banned…
Study: Many Greens, Left Alliance supporters voted for Social Democrats in 2023
“If the National Coalition or Finns Party wins, we’ll have a right-wing, blue-black government that’ll pursue harsh austerity policies,” she warned during an election debate hosted by MTV in March. It appears that the framing had an effect on voters, reveals a study published in June by Åbo Akademi University. The study found that nearly…
Minister of the Christian Democrats: The government should not have participated in the Helsinki Pride march
“You also have to understand that there are people behind us who do not share the views of the Pride movement,” Minister Sari Essayah said.
According to the report, every third man of working age who voted in the parliamentary elections chose Purussuomalainen
Basic Finns was the most popular party in all age groups except for those over 65. Among the pensioners, the leading parties were the Coalition Party and SDP. When age and gender are combined, the differences are accentuated. Among the relatively young women aged 18–44, 24% voted for SDP, while around 15% evenly supported the…
Basic Finns forces the coalition negotiators to focus on the climate and immigration
“These two things are clearly behind the others” Riikka PurraThe chairman of the Basic Finns was quoted saying Helsingin Sanomat on Tuesday. “The problem has been that we haven’t been able to talk about these difficult issues, but we’ve been beating around the bush.” Petteri OrpoThe chairman of the coalition confirmed that the four parties…
Purra: Living on benefits too easy for immigrants, not Finns
On Monday, he confirmed to the daily newspaper that he was specifically referring to immigrants. “As my answer to the open question of the voting guides suggests, I was talking about immigrants. An immigrant can become part of the welfare system and social security with a maximum of 700 euros, he said. “The labor productivity…
Purra of the Basic Finns is the only party leader who is ready to postpone the goal of carbon neutrality
“Threshold Questions [for coalition co-operation] will naturally be resolved in the negotiation phase, he answered the question whether the opposition party could join the government coalition committed to the current goal. He also expressed opposition to the idea of taking action to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s goal of…
Yle’s poll: Most MPs support Covid passport for workplaces, Basic Finns oppose
The majority of MPs are in favor of allowing employers to show employees a Covid passport at work, according to a survey by Yle’s lawmakers. Under current regulations, a bar or restaurant can ask a customer for a Covid Passport, but cannot, for example, ask a waiter who serves him. The public health authority THL…