Finland’s new opposition party leader defends Nazi salute photo ‘I was not and am not a Nazi sympathiser. Not back then and not now’ The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Why Shimla is crumbling Developmental strategies for the Himalayan region should prioritise climate resilience instead of solely pursuing unguided infrastructure expansion. The Hindu · Aug 20, 2023
Tony Linforth-Hall obituary Other lives: Advertising executive who formed his own agency and later turned his skills to promoting walking football The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
Ed Davey impresses, but are the Lib Dems a viable electoral force? Letters: Readers respond to Zoe Williams’ moving interview with the leader of the Liberal Democrats The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Finland’s conservatives to open coalition talks with far-right party Petteri Orpo, likely successor of Sanna Marin as PM, says government should be in place by June The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023
SDP blasts Leeds' 'war on cars’ and calls for ‘back to basics’ approach Social Democratic Party councillor Wayne Dixon oversees the party in Leeds Leeds Live · Apr 13, 2023
Sanna Marin was brought down by her unpopular policies, not misogyny Letters: Readers in Finland respond to an article by Zoe Williams and reflect on the reasons why Sanna Marin lost the election The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023
Finland's election: what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next The results of Finland’s parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead. This was to a certain degree foreseen by pre-election polls, which indicated that prime minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) was about to lose to the opposition conservative National Coalition Party (Kok), led by Petteri Orpo. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023
Misogyny is a mighty force on the right – just look at the fate of Finland’s Sanna Marin As prime minister, she was trusted and liked by voters. Then came allegations that she was a ‘party girl’, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023
Why did Sanna Marin lose Finland’s election? Popularity could not save Social Democratic leader from European trend for political fragmentation The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023
Tuesday briefing: Sanna Marin forced out as prime minister after elections see Finland turn right In today’s newsletter: By all means a popular prime minister, Marin has quit ahead of a likely right-wing coalition government capitalising on tough economic times The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023
Finland shifts to the right but could face weeks of fraught coalition talks Petteri Orpo’s NCP pushes party of predecessor Sanna Marin into third place in tight election The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023
First Thing: Trump ‘vows to escalate attacks’ on Manhattan prosecutor Stunned by indictment at first, ex-president indicates he wants to politically ‘rough ’em up’. Plus, Judy Blume calls for fight back against censorship The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023
Finnish centre-right eyes coalition talks as defeated Marin considers future Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was left to consider her future after she conceded defeat in a tight parliamentary election on Sunday that handed her centre-right rival Petteri Orpo the right to try and form a coalition. Reuters · Apr 3, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023 Finnish PM Marin set to lose election to pro-business party Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was on track to lose in the Nordic country’s close parliamentary elections to a pro-business opposition group.
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023 Who is Finland’s next prime minister Petteri Orpo? The National Coalition Party is set to lead a coalition government
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023 Sanna Marin suffers defeat in Finland election as SDP beaten into third place Marin says ‘democracy is always a wonderful thing’ as her Social Democrats come third behind rightwing NCP and nationalist Finns parties
Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2023 Finland’s Sanna Marin faces tough challenge in re-election bid Three parties are in a neck-and-neck race to win a majority of Finland’s 200-seat parliament and form a new government.
Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2023 Finland, having cleared last NATO hurdle, heads to elections Is Sanna Marin still popular and do most Finns support NATO? Here are five key things to know.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Jeremy Corbyn’s 40 years as MP in numbers as he’s blocked from standing for Labour Keir Starmer has blocked Jeremy Corbyn from running to be a Labour MP at next election
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Jeremy Corbyn’s 40 years as MP for Islington North: Key numbers Mr Corbyn share of the voted peaked at 73% at the 2017 general election.
Reuters · Mar 21, 2023 Finland's right-wing opposition leads in poll ahead of April 2 election Finland's right-wing opposition National Coalition Party held a narrow lead among voters ahead of an election for parliament on April 2, an opinion poll published by daily Helsingin Sanomat showed on Tuesday.
Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2023 Analysis: Scars of annulled 1993 vote trail Nigeria 2023 election Parallels are being drawn between the 2023 poll and the annulled 1993 vote, seen as the country’s ‘freest and fairest’.
France 24 · Jan 7, 2023 Did France surprise Germany by pledging tanks for Ukraine? A day after France announced it was sending Western armoured vehicles to Ukraine, Germany said it would do the same. But Germany, the world’s fourth-largest arms supplier, seemed to be playing catch-up in announcing the move on Thursday, after months of dragging its feet on dispatching its stockpile of tanks…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 17, 2022 European MPs Support Iranian Detainees European lawmakers across the continent have started to sponsor Iranian detainees, hoping to shed light on their injustice and force authorities to back down from handing down lengthy jail sentences or carrying out executions. Sponsoring MPs take responsibility for lobbying for the safety of individual prisoners, demanding information on their…