Finland Nears Conservative Cabinet That Includes Far Right
- Pro-business election winner to negotiate with nationalists
- Talks to form a new government are set to start May 2
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Finland is closer to replacing a left-leaning cabinet with a coalition government that would bring together parties from the fiscally conservative end of the political spectrum, including a far-right force.
In a move mirroring a shift that took place last year in neighboring Sweden, the negotiations in Finland target a cabinet deal between election winner National Coalition Party, the anti-immigration Finns Party and two junior partners following a general election on April 2.