Shock Resignation in Finland Casts Doubt on Ruling Coalition

Finns just lost a prime minister. Now they’re wondering whether the coalition that’s governed them for the past half year will be able to continue.

The five-party government suffered an existential shock on Tuesday after one of its biggest members, the Center Party, withdrew its support from Prime Minister Antti Rinne. With the 57-year-old former union boss out of the picture, attention has turned to the coalition itself. Meanwhile, disillusionment with those in power has fed a surge in support for the nationalist Finns Party, with polls indicating that roughly a quarter of voters back the anti-immigration group.