The clever settings, Finland’s NATO process and Prime Minister Sanna Marin have raised interest in the world’s media.
14:48•Updated 15:10
The parliamentary elections of the happiest country in the world are now of interest to the international media. Film crews and journalists have come to Helsinki in droves. Elections reach the headlines even before the results are known.
The British broadcasting company BBC names the elections into a three-way race (you switch to another service) and presents the topics of debates from education to the labor shortage in an online story. According to the BBC, there has been a consensus on joining NATO, but there have been disputes over finances during the campaign.
Le Figaro presents Prime Minister Marini from the sky
One of the most influential media in France Le Figaro newspaper tells (you will switch to another service)that the prime minister of the former grand duchy was known before Sanna Marinia supervisor Aki Kaurismäki movies and sauna.
An online article about the Finnish elections was published yesterday, Saturday. On Sunday morning, it was on the front page of the newspaper, but as the voting day progressed, the pope retreated of Francis for healing and other international topics.
According to the newspaper Le Figaro, Prime Minister Marin is fighting for another term in the same position. The elections will be held in the magazine’s advance story between the right-wing and the far-right.
CNN: “World’s youngest prime minister struggles to keep job”
The Finnish elections also receive attention on the American CNN channel. (you switch to another service) The pre-election story is prime minister-driven and presents the prime minister’s career from trade cash registers to regional politics and national leadership positions.
CNN has published its story today, Sunday. According to it, the prime minister is “more popular abroad than at home and has to struggle to keep his job”.
FAZ: NATO membership was not an election issue
An authoritative German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (you switch to another service) writes that Finland’s NATO membership was not a theme in the elections due to the unanimity of the Finns.
According to the newspaper, not many people were very interested in Finnish politics before Marini. In the election story, the parties’ latest support measurement and election setups are presented.
A silent woman in Russia
In Russia, elections have not been widely commented on in advance.
News agency Tass lists (you go to another service) facts about voting, including the percentage of early voting, eligible voters, constituencies and the number of candidates to be elected.
It also tells you the number of people who voted abroad and the opening hours of polling stations.