The Finnish parliament elected the conservative Petteri Orp as prime minister

The Finnish parliament approved this Tuesday by appointing the conservative Petteri Orp as the new prime ministera process that allows progress towards the imminent role of a new government coalition, which includes, among other parties, the far-right Finns Party.

Orpo thanked for the trust of his fellow deputies who gave him 107 votes for and 81 against. “I am ready to take on a demanding task,” he said in his first statements to the media, where he hoped for a “more prosperous” country and work for the “security and well-being” of the population.

The result of the parliamentary vote will now reach the desk of President Sauli Niinist, who is responsible for formalizing the end of Social Democrat Sanna Marin’s term as prime minister.

In addition to the Orpo National Coalition and the Finnish Party, the Swedish People’s Party and the Christian Democrats will also be part of the new coalition. They have already agreed on portfolio distribution and a government program that includes tax cuts and changes to housing benefit.

It also set itself the goal of strengthening the migration policy. “We will tighten all the conditions for coming to Finland, for staying and staying in Finland,” said this Tuesday the new head of the MUP Mari Rantanen, a representative of the extreme right who is reserved for other ministers such as finance. interview with YLE or Justice channel.

In addition, the position of Speaker of the Parliament will go to the former leader of the national-populist True Finns party, Jussi Halla-aho, a representative of the most xenophobic wing of the party, who was convicted in 2012 for publishing anti-Islamic opinions on his personal blog.

Sanna Marin, for her part, has already announced that she will retire from the political front after her term as head of the government ends, which will also mean her resignation as head of the Social Democratic Party.