It has been incredibly even between the three largest parties in the Finnish Riksdag, they all got just under 20 percent in the latest opinion poll from EPN. The result of the early voting showed that Samlingspariet leads by a narrow margin. Just over 40 percent of Finns have voted early, and when their votes are counted, it’s pretty much a dead race. The coalition party now has a support of 20.8 percent. The Social Democrats come close with a support of 20.7 percent, writes Swedish EPN. The battle for the formation of the government – which traditionally falls to the largest party – is between the liberal-conservative Samlingspartiet, the nationalist True Finns and the Social Democrats. Wear or break for Sanna Marin Incumbent Prime Minister Sanna Marin leads the Social Democrats. She has led a broad coalition government and has been very popular with voters and famous around the world – but has come under fire for the growing national debt and was also criticized this summer when she appeared in party pictures, at least initially. – Sanna Marin looks set to lose power, although it is not one hundred percent certain, says Ann Tiberg, TV4 Nyhetern’s political commentator. In the latest opinion poll, the party received 18.7 percent, just under a percent below the other two major parties, but that difference is not statistically certain. Two issues have dominated The election has been characterized by questions about Finland’s economy and and views on immigration. Regarding the economy, it is above all the national debt that has been a hot topic. The Samlingspartiet wants to cut costs in order to reduce debts, while the Social Democrats believe that you don’t need to save so much, and are open to tax increases. When it comes to immigration, the nationalist True Finns want to see continued very restrictive immigration, and have called Sweden a “horror example”, while the Union Party and the Social Democrats are in favor of labor immigration. In Finland, there are around 4.5 million people entitled to vote, of which around 40 percent voted in advance, writes Svenska EPN. See the live report from Helsinki in the player above
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The coalition party largest in the advance voting in Finland
