True Finns Head Backtracks on Offer for Portugal Aid Talks
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The leader of Finland’s euro-skeptic True Finns, Timo Soini, backtracked on signals he may be willing to discuss a rescue plan for Portugal amid signs his party won’t compromise on its opposition to European bailouts.
“We can’t vote for this and we won’t,” Soini said yesterday in an interview in Helsinki after a presentation of the party’s responses to questions from Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen, who is leading government talks after his National Coalition won the most votes in the April 17 election.