Finns Kick Out Austerity Government as Leftists Win Election
- Nationalist Finns Party take second spot in tight election
- Finland faces tricky negotiations for viable ruling coalition
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After the tightest election in over half a century, Finland looks set to get a more left-leaning government as voters rejected years of austerity.
Former trade unionist Antti Rinne is poised to become Finland’s first Social Democrat prime minister in 16 years, winning by fewer than 7,000 votes. But he faces a tough set of coalition talks, after the ultra nationalist Finns Party came in second, beating the conservative National Coalition for the first time.