Incumbent Sauli Niinisto made political history in Finland yesterday by becoming the only winner on the first round of voting since direct Presidential elections were introduced in 1994. Sweeping to victory with a crushing 62.6 per cent of the vote, the conservative National Coalition (KOK) candidate, running as a nominal independent, lived up to his […]
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New polling low for Finland’s ruling Centre
There is further opinion poll gloom for Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila today as his Centre Party (KESK) falls to a new low point in this parliamentary term in a Kantar TNS survey for the Helsingin Sanomat. With just 15.1 per cent of voting intentions, KESK stands six points below its actual score in the […]
Finland’s Greens on an August roll with second storming poll
Any sense that the record opinion poll score for Finland’s Green League published 11 days ago by Taloustutkimus was a one-off is dispelled by today’s survey from the country’s other main pollster, Kantar TNS. For the second time in August the Greens (VIHR) surge into second place and move above 17 per cent of voting […]