Awakening: EPN’s support measurement: The coalition continues to lead | A sharp interest rate hike is expected from the ECB

The coalition remains at the top in ‘s most recent support survey. The party’s support has grown by less than a percentage point since the last poll and is now 24.2 percent. SDP comes in second with 19.4 percent support. Research Director of Economic Studies Tuomo Turjan according to the Prime Minister Sanna Marini (sd.) the uproar that started with the party videos doesn’t seem to have affected the party’s support much, although there is a slight decrease. Basic Finns are third in the support survey.

The Council of the European Central Bank is meeting today in Frankfurt, Germany. The analysts interviewed by expect the ECB to raise its key interest rates by as much as 0.75 percentage points. Monetary policy decisions affect the lives of Finns in many ways. The big question at the moment is whether the drastic interest rate hikes will plunge the euro area and the Finnish economy into an increasingly likely and deeper recession.

A threat has risen on the horizon of Europe, which is preparing for winter. First, Russia, which is waging a war of aggression, reduced its gas supplies, now it is driving them down completely. Familiar with Russian energy policy Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen says Europe’s reluctance to impose tougher sanctions has given the Putin administration an advantage.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi told “good news” from the Kharkiv region in his video speech every night on Friday. According to the president, Ukrainian forces have regained their territories occupied by Russia.

Zelenskyi also thanked his artillery forces for the successful strikes against Russia in southern Ukraine. Earlier, the same information was reported by the media of other countries based on Telegram messages and foreign military analyses.

Thursday is a mostly cloudy day, the sun may peek out in places. The temperature is 10–15 degrees throughout the country.