{"id":119206,"date":"2019-04-18T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/social-democrats-in-front-as-finland-heads-to-the-polls-5\/"},"modified":"2019-04-18T18:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T18:00:51","slug":"social-democrats-in-front-as-finland-heads-to-the-polls-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/social-democrats-in-front-as-finland-heads-to-the-polls-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Democrats in front as Finland heads to the polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finlands Social Democrats are in a strong position to take power in Sundays parliamentary election, after a campaign centered on welfare provision.<\/p>\n

The campaign has in many ways been a traditional right-left battle. The Social Democrats have sought to portray themselves as reliable custodians of Finlands extensive welfare state, making clear they are willing to raise taxes to maintain public services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to ensure that those in the worst situation in society, they are the ones we help first,\u201d party leader Antti Rinne told national broadcaster Yle.<\/p>\n

Rinnes fortunes contrast with those of Prime Minister Juha Sipil\u00e4, whose attempts at cost-cutting and privatization foundered amid a public outcry and stiff opposition in parliament. In March, Sipil\u00e4, leader of the Center Party, resigned after abandoning plans<\/a> for an overhaul of social welfare and health care. He stayed on as PM in a caretaker capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe social welfare and health care reform was one of our governments most important objectives,\u201d Sipil\u00e4 said at a press briefing<\/a> last month. \u201cThe snapshot of the situation that I got from the parliament obliged me to examine if there was a possibility of continuing the reform process. There wasnt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMost Finns now seem just to want to be assured that there will be no more significant cuts affecting their everyday lives\u201d \u2014 Thomas Karv, political scientist<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMy conclusion was that my government had to hand in our note of resignation,\u201d he added<\/a>. \u201cI take my responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite having returned the Finnish economy to growth, Sipil\u00e4 has struggled in opinion polls.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a four-year period characterized by very unpopular decisions, including cuts to education and employment benefits, most Finns now seem just to want to be assured that there will be no more significant cuts affecting their everyday lives,\u201d said Thomas Karv, a political scientist at \u00c5bo University.<\/p>\n

The Social Democrats are ahead with 19 percent support, a poll by Yle published on Thursday showed, with the Center Party back in fourth on 14.5 percent. The far-right Finns Party were in second with 16.3 percent, and in third was the center-right National Coalition Party (NCP) \u2014 the Center Partys junior government partner \u2014 on 15.9 percent.<\/p>\n

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Juha Sipil\u00e4, leader of the Center Party | Ludovic Marin\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

If the Social Democrats do win, its not clear whom they would team up with to form a government. The smaller Greens and the Left Party are likely allies, or the Social Democrats could choose either the Center Party or the NCP, according to analysts.<\/p>\n

Negotiations with the latter two could be difficult as they have entrenched differences on fiscal policy.<\/p>\n

The Finns Party, whose hard line on immigration has proved increasing populRead More \u2013 Source<\/strong><\/a>
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