Petteri Orpo is appointed the new Prime Minister of Finland, replacing Sanna Marin
2023-06-20 14:24:58
TiranaPost
Finland's newly elected parliament voted today to appoint Petteri Orpo, head of the National Coalition Party (NCP), as prime minister.
In this way, the way is opened for a right-wing government and the rule of the social democrat Sanna Marin ends.
Orpo will lead a coalition of the conservative NCP, the Finnish Nationalist Party, the minority Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats, who together won a majority of parliamentary seats in the April 2 election.
Describing himself as a fiscal conservative, Orpo based his election campaign on a promise to reduce the government's budget deficit by cutting spending as well as cutting taxes, while seeking to boost job creation in the private sector.
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