His colleague Magnus Swanljung, political reporter at EPN, believes that there are two alternatives for Orpo and the Samlingspartiet, which corresponds to the Swedish Moderates.
– The only thing we know is that it will be very difficult to get a government together. Petteri Orpo has two ways to go. There are many indications that he will form a conservative right-wing government together with the True Finns, who look set to become the second largest party. Another possibility is that he turns to the Social Democrats. Then there will be very big compromises, says Magnus Swanljung in SVT’s Agenda.
Professor: Government before midsummer
EPN’s Nordic correspondent Lucas Dahlström raises another issue that speaks against the Samlingspartiet forming a government with the Social Democrats:
– It can be difficult to govern with Sanna Marin, who is a fixed star and has led the country for so long.
Political scientist Göran Djupsund, who is professor emeritus at Turku Academy, also believes that tough negotiations await. But he believes that the government will be ready before midsummer.
– They should be ready already in May, he says to the news agency TT.
“Marin probably remains as party leader”
He is fairly certain that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin will remain as party leader for the Social Democrats.
– Without her, the Social Democrats would probably have lost the election, now they have moved forward instead, which is unusual for a ruling party, he tells TT.