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Eurosceptic party set for big poll gain in Finland
The Irish Times ^
| April 16, 2011
| DEREK SCALLY
Posted on 04/15/2011 6:14:19 PM PDT by george76
FINLAND VOTES tomorrow in a tight general election likely to see large gains for a populist EU- critical party opposed to Portugal’s euro zone bailout.
On the back of popular opposition to the Greek and Irish assistance, the nationalist, anti-immigrant True Finns party has doubled its support within a year to challenge decades of consensus rule between Finland’s three main parties.
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True Finns’ framing the vote as a “referendum on Portugal” has forced the two leaders to toughen up their language on euro-zone bailouts.
Regardless of their views, most Finns agree that this has been the most interesting election in years.
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True Finns leader Timo Soini is confident Sunday’s result could trigger a popular wave of discontent across the European continent.
(Excerpt) Read more at irishtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bailout; eu; euro; europeanunion; finland; finnland; finns; greece; ireland; portugal; spain; truefinns
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posted on
04/15/2011 6:14:23 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
It's certainly hilarious that all these "euroskeptic" political parties all have people in the European Parliament aka the European Supreme Soviet. I suppose it fits with the German plans to
divide Europe along ethnic lines . . .
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posted on
04/15/2011 6:24:37 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: george76
Eurosceptic? Is that a big sh!thole full of Europeans?
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posted on
04/15/2011 6:34:38 PM PDT
by
abigailsmybaby
("To understan' the livin', you gotta commune wit' da dead." Minerva)
To: george76; All
Liberal Finland even getting serious about stopping Globalism and Free Trade Extremism (EU)....yet the Free Trade Communist RINOs here still want to hold hands with Al Gore and George Soros
When Finland gets less liberal that the USA....the USA got problems
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posted on
04/16/2011 5:13:43 AM PDT
by
UCFRoadWarrior
(Now, I can't tell the difference between Karl Rove and Karl Marx)
To: george76
True Finns, like other similar parties gaining popularity in Europe, are opposed to having Finns' money go to bail out other countries, and opposed to having swarms of immigrants invade their country.
They may still be a bit socialist, but they want the Welfare State to only spend its money on THEIR people.
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posted on
04/16/2011 5:23:25 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
("It is only when we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything" -- Fight Club)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...
Thanks george76.
"Nationalist right" my ass.
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posted on
04/17/2011 7:51:57 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: PapaBear3625
They may still be a bit socialist, but they want the Welfare State to only spend its money on THEIR people.They at least have the sense that that's the only way it might possibly work.
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posted on
04/17/2011 8:55:04 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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