Finnish Government Resigns After Biggest Reform Collapses
- Move seen as tactical ahead of April 14 general election
- Sipila’s Center Party has been losing support in the polls
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Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila stepped down just weeks before a general election after failing to push through parliament plans to overhaul health services and social care in the face of an aging population.
The former businessman tendered his resignation to President Sauli Niinisto, who asked him to stay on as caretaker until the April 14 vote.