Tag: The Left
Andersson will resign as the leader of the Left Alliance in the fall
He had previously announced that he would not seek re-election as chairman at the party meeting planned for November 2025. “If I were to continue as chairman until the regular party meeting, it would mean that I would be responsible for the municipal and provincial election campaigns in 2025. It would mean that the first…
Li Andersson gives up the leadership of the Left Alliance, announces the candidate for member of the European Parliament
Andersson has led the party since 2016, but said there will be “many big battles for the future of Europe” in the coming years as he announced his candidacy for the European Parliament.
The left-wing parties submit a motion of no confidence due to the turmoil in the labor market
The government still says it will continue the planned reforms.
Yle's election poll: The gap is narrowing, undecided voters will play a key role in Sunday's round
The supporters of the fundamentalist Jussi Halla-aho and the centrist Olli Rehn in the first round have moved behind Alexander Stubb, while Pekka Haavisto inherits votes from the left.
The second round of the presidential election is tense: Stubb vs. Haavisto
The dynamics of the elections highlight the traditional division into two in Finnish politics, where the candidates represent both the right-wing and the left-green spectrum. The results of this year's first round are remarkably close, marking the tightest gap between the two leading candidates since 1994. The performances of Stubb and Haavisto reflect their political…
509: Stomach splash for C and MP
The Center Party and the Green Party made common cause and raised a motion of no confidence against Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari. But the support from the Left Party was not enough when the Social Democrats chose another path and the minister survived the ordeal. This was followed by the first party leader debate of…
Now the no-confidence vote against Romina Pourmokhtari (L) begins
Now the no-confidence vote against Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari begins. The Center Party and the Green Party raised mistrust towards Pourmokhtari because of the climate action plan that the government presented in mid-December, which C and MP believe does not reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Even the Left Party has said that they stand…
YLE: Finland's ruling right-wing coalition is growing in popularity
The Kokoomus is more and more clearly the most supported party in Finland. Tuomo TurjaThe research director of Taloustuktuikma commented to YLE on Thursday. The support of basic Finns, he added, seems to have settled at the 17 percent limit. “It's been here for four months straight.” The support of the four ruling parties is…
HS: About a third of Finns are satisfied with the government, the prime minister
The public's satisfaction with the government is thus lower than its predecessor. prime minister Sanna MarinIn surveys conducted between June 2020 and December 2022, the SDP government received a positive assessment from 46–71 percent of the respondents. Supporters of the coalition estimate that the current government has performed at least moderately well with a percentage…
After the demand for resignation – Helldén and Pourmokthari meet in Studio Ett
The Green Party, the Left Party and the Center Party have jointly submitted a motion of no confidence against Environment and Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari. The reason is the climate plan action plan that the government and the Sweden Democrats presented today.
The national coalition came back to the top in HS opinion polls
The support of basic Finns rose for the first time in six months, from 17.2 percent to 17.9 percent. The support of the center and the Greens fell by 0.3 percentage points, the former to 9.9 percent and the latter to 8.5 percent. The Left Alliance and the Swedish People's Party supported 9.1 and 4.1…
504: Bad grade for Swedish school
This week saw the latest Pisa report which shows that knowledge in Swedish schools has become worse. It is said to be both due to the pandemic, but other things also play a role. What does Tidöpartierna's plan to improve Swedish schools look like? We are also talking about a new updated version of the…
The coalition came out on top in YLE’s opinion poll
Basic Finns, on the other hand, continued their decline in the survey and fell from 17.3 percent to 17.3 percent. Tuomo TurjaThe director of economic research told YLE that Kokooomus currently receives support from supporters of other government parties and people who were unsure of their preferences in the previous survey. “The national coalition has…
Alex Lyon, Red Wings blank Devils
(Photo credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports) Robby Fabbri had a goal and an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin and Moritz Seider each had a goal and Alex Lyon made 16 saves to record his second career shutout…
The Finnish government survived a vote of confidence regarding cuts to youth programs
The vote of confidence was organized by the opposition parties Social Democrats, the Left Alliance and the Greens.
Basic Finns condemn all criminal and violent actions, Purra states
Suspicious packages were sent in February to a total of seven party offices across the country. As a result, the Helsinki office of the Left Alliance was evacuated, although it was later determined that there was no concrete threat to people or property from the package. Harri VuorenpääThe party secretary of the Fundamental Finns confirmed…
Göran Rosenberg – thinker with temperament
In the August Prize winner “A short break on the way from Auschwitz” from 2012, he follows in his father David’s footsteps, from the ghetto in Polish Łódź via concentration camps, slave factories and, finally, the train station in Södertälje. In the book, Göran Rosenberg is confronted with his own history, and his legacy –…
Haavisto and Stubb win the presidential election, reports YLE
The two are practically deadlocked in the part representing the second round of voting, 51 percent of respondents support Haavisto and 49 percent support Stubb. Jari PajunenThe CEO of Taloustikkusma told public radio that it is very difficult for the second candidate to get to the second round of voting. Olli RehnThe Governor of the…
Li Andersson is running for president
On Sunday, the Left Alliance nominated party chairman Li Andersson as its candidate in next year’s presidential election.
The national coalition displaced the Social Democrats from the top of the HS survey
Basic Finns, on the other hand, continued their decline in the poll, losing another 0.4 points to 18.0 percent – about the same level as the end of last year and three points below their peak in June. The center remained in fourth place in the survey, although its popularity fell by 1.2 points to…
The alliance has had the most supporters for 14 years
In the latest Gallup survey, the Alliance (Samfylkingin) clearly outperformed other parties and achieved 30.1% support. This is the first Gallup poll in fourteen years in which the party has received over 30% support, according to Rúv. The research clearly shows that two large blocks were created, one on the left and the other on…
Battle for the next major: 48 municipalities in Norway still have not elected a mayor
Three weeks after the election, 1 in 7 municipalities has not yet elected a mayor. In Karmøy, the two largest parties in the municipality may risk being left without a leader, writes NRK. The mayoral candidate for Karmøy FrP, Rune Midtun, says: “I won’t be sad if I don’t become mayor, but I will be…
YLE: The second round of the Haavisto–Stubb presidential election may be very close
“Haavisto gets support especially from his own party, the Greens. But he also has a lot of support from the Social Democrats, the Left Alliance and the Swedish People’s Party. Haavisto is the most popular candidate among the supporters of all these four parties. Tuomo TurjaThe director of economic research told YLE on September 14.…
Andersson of the Left Alliance announced the presidential election
Li Andersson said that if he were elected as his party’s candidate, he would focus on Finland’s role in NATO and the climate crisis as campaign themes.
The Social Democrats are at the top of YLE’s opinion poll, despite the rise of the coalition
“The Social Democrats received a large increase in support in July due to the government’s various difficulties. There is a bit of a recoil effect in this survey, Tuomo TurjaResearch director of economic research, analyzed for YLE on Thursday. The Social Democrats still continue to have clearly more than 19.9 percent of the vote in…
Sweden jolts Japan, advances to semifinals at World Cup
(Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) Amanda Ilestedt scored in the 32nd minute and Filippa Angeldal converted a penalty in the 51st to send Sweden into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Japan on Friday in Auckland, New Zealand. Zecira Musovic made two saves for the Swedes, who followed…
More than 121,000 people sign a petition demanding that Riikka Purra resign immediately
The petition was received on the steps of the parliament building by representatives of the opposition parties Social Democrats, the Greens and the Left Alliance.
HS: Kokoomus is the most popular party in Finland
Helsingin Sanomat reported on Monday that the other changes in the survey were quite minor. The SDP’s popularity rose by 0.2 points to 19.4 percent, the Left Alliance’s by 0.1 points to 8.1 percent, the Greens by 0.3 points to 8.0 percent, and the Swedish People’s Party by 0.1 points to 4.5 percent. . The…
Right now: Nooshi Dadgostar is giving a speech in Almedalen
The Left Party’s party leader Nooshi Dadgostar gives a speech during the almedal week in Visby. Hear Ekot’s live broadcast with analysis of the speech from Ekot’s domestic political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach.
HS: The Kookoomus and the Fundamental Finns are still the most popular parties in Finland
The popularity of each of the three parties in the newly-sworn right-wing government actually fell by 0.1 percentage points – to 20.9% for the Fundamental Finns, 4.4% for the Swedish People’s Party and 0.4% for the Christian Democrats. . The Social Democrats and the Left Alliance both gained 0.2 points from the previous survey, the…
Have a safe Midsummer – Think about these 16 things in the cabin, on the road, in nature and on the water
Bring spare batteries for smoke alarms. Check the operation of the smoke detectors and change the batteries when you arrive at the cabin. Make sure that the extinguishing blanket is within reach and visible. The fire blanket is particularly useful for extinguishing small fires and takes up little space. Make sure the first aid kit…
Candidacy party at the Republicans
Eleven people – soon more – have announced that they want to be the Republican presidential candidate in 2024. They are thus entering a race where everything will likely revolve around former US President Donald Trump. What strategies do Mike Pence and Nikki Haley, for example, have to tackle this? We are visited by Svenska…
HS: The support of the Coalition, the Basic Finns, has increased after the elections
The support of basic Finns has increased by 0.9 points to 21.0 percent and the support of the Swedish People’s Party by 0.2 points to 4.5 percent. The Christian Democratic Party is the only one of the four parties participating in the coalition negotiations, whose popularity dropped by 0.1 points to 4.1 percent after the…