A test, albeit partial, for the stability of the traditional parties of the Old Continent. According to the data that had arrived until recently, the Social Democratic Party, who currently leads a coalition government, confirmed itself firmly in first place, with the 19.1% of votes. A positive result, but not too satisfying.
The real surprise is the “national coalition party”, which placed second, being able to boast the 17,2% of consensus. I Real Finns, which are part of the “sovereignist front”, they stopped at 15,1%. It means that, in all likelihood, they should not have a chance to be part of the executive. Il populism, In short, in Finland it seemed to take root, but don't break through. The ballots already scrutinized, as we learned this information, they were equal to 35% of the total. The Agi reported to her. Then, but, the shock has arrived, with the True Finns recovering and second in what will be the final ranking. A reversal of the initial sensations, which was also confirmed by Matteo Salvini: “The populist friends of the Finns Party become the second largest party in Finland!!! Il 26 maggio, together with the League, Europe is finally changing”. This was the immediate comment from the Northern League leader.

The polls, in the past few weeks, they had talked of a collaboration between sovereignists and social democrats. A scenario that, according to current numbers, seems to have occurred. But we will have to wait a few more hours for the definitive results of these legislative elections. Bene, In the end, even the centrist party, who can celebrate reaching third place on the election podium: to this training, right now, is assigned the 15.4%. The populists, but, now they are seconds. They left behind both the “national coalition party” both the centrist one, who occupy fourth and third place in the ranking respectively. According to the projections, Indeed, the seats won by the Social Democrats should be 40, while those on whom the True Finns will sit will be 37. There is still little left until the end of the counting.
Among the issues that have allowed sovereignists to win in peripheral areas – as we always read on the Agi – also the proposals on climate change, which did not convince the border areas. This, with the management of migratory phenomena and the cuts to the welfare system, represented the main theme of the past electoral campaign