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Politics

Lead of Finland's right-wing opposition narrows as parliament election looms

Finland's nationalist Finns party's leader Riikka Purra holds a campaign rally and greets voters in the city center of Helsinki, Finland, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Essi Lehto

Finland is headed for a close-fought parliament election on April 2, with the three largest parties in a near dead heat, an opinion poll published by daily Helsingin Sanomat showed on Tuesday.

Support for the right-wing opposition National Coalition Party declined by one percentage point from last week to 19.8%, narrowly ahead of the ruling Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party with support of 19.2% each.

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