Stockholm, correspondence - Validation, Monday 16 May, with 78 billion euros in Portugal by the ministers of the euro area has been received with great relief not only in Lisbon but also in Helsinki, as the reaction Finns feared was under the influence of Eurosceptic populist. Finland is still trying to form a government after the parliamentary elections of 17 April, and True Finns (populists), who until last week were invited to participate, had adopted an uncompromising stance on the European aid, threatening to block the entire process.
The announcement, May 11, the Conservatives and the Social Democrats, the two major parties trying to form a government had reached agreement on EU aid had pushed the True Finns to slam the door on negotiations and give to sit in government. "Even if we really wanted to be in government, we can not go to that point against his convictions," said Timo Soini, the chairman of the True Finns.
Jyrki Katainen, the future Conservative Prime Minister of Finland, can now resume work to form his team. He compared the negotiations Monday for the formation of his government, which should be presented on Friday, with the final world cup of hockey on-ice which took place Sunday between Finland and Sweden.
Slow at first, but with a happy ending: the national team has indeed crushed the Swedes 6-1. A diverse coalition of five or six parties is being formed, with the leaders, conservatives and Social Democrats. To these would now joined by four smaller parties: the Swedish Liberal Party, which advocates on behalf of the Swedish-speaking minority, the Greens, the Christian Democrats and perhaps the Federation of the Left (former Communist Party).
A mosaic that frightens little Finns: they had already made such a coupling in the early 1990s with their famous government "rainbow" which brought together conservatives to the communists. The sidelining of the True Finns is it provided good news? With 19% of the votes wins the elections, 15% more than in 2007, the Populist Party became the first opposition party.
He can use his freedom of speech against a coalition in which the necessary clearing of ideology critique of the populists favor. In addition, the True Finns retain key positions with the chairs of parliamentary committees of the first order: foreign affairs, which amounts to Timo Soini, defense, and even business administration, which has the distinction of addressing issues related to immigration, now chaired by Jussi Halla-Aho, one of the most xenophobic True Finns ever.
Olivier Truc 
The announcement, May 11, the Conservatives and the Social Democrats, the two major parties trying to form a government had reached agreement on EU aid had pushed the True Finns to slam the door on negotiations and give to sit in government. "Even if we really wanted to be in government, we can not go to that point against his convictions," said Timo Soini, the chairman of the True Finns.
Jyrki Katainen, the future Conservative Prime Minister of Finland, can now resume work to form his team. He compared the negotiations Monday for the formation of his government, which should be presented on Friday, with the final world cup of hockey on-ice which took place Sunday between Finland and Sweden.
Slow at first, but with a happy ending: the national team has indeed crushed the Swedes 6-1. A diverse coalition of five or six parties is being formed, with the leaders, conservatives and Social Democrats. To these would now joined by four smaller parties: the Swedish Liberal Party, which advocates on behalf of the Swedish-speaking minority, the Greens, the Christian Democrats and perhaps the Federation of the Left (former Communist Party).
A mosaic that frightens little Finns: they had already made such a coupling in the early 1990s with their famous government "rainbow" which brought together conservatives to the communists. The sidelining of the True Finns is it provided good news? With 19% of the votes wins the elections, 15% more than in 2007, the Populist Party became the first opposition party.
He can use his freedom of speech against a coalition in which the necessary clearing of ideology critique of the populists favor. In addition, the True Finns retain key positions with the chairs of parliamentary committees of the first order: foreign affairs, which amounts to Timo Soini, defense, and even business administration, which has the distinction of addressing issues related to immigration, now chaired by Jussi Halla-Aho, one of the most xenophobic True Finns ever.
Olivier Truc
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