#FINLAND: Populist Finns Party Wins Strong Second In Election

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The euroskeptic Finns Party won 39 seats in the 200-seat Finnish legislature in Sunday's election, one fewer than the center-left Social Democratic Party that received the most votes.

Finns Party chairman Jussi Halla-aho also received the most votes by far of any candidate who ran for the Eduskunta legislature. Finnish media are suggesting that could put him in the role of kingmaker in the next government.

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#FINLAND: Finns Party Rises To Third Place In New Poll

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The support of the Finns Party continues to rise. In the most recent polling, the party's support is 15%, and the party is now the third most popular. That's up nearly 2% since a February poll. The party took third place in National elections in 2011, winning 19% of the vote.

Support for the party, which is Nationalist, but leans center-Left in many of its policies, is coming from unaffiliated voters.

The most popular party is still with the SDP's 20.1 percent share. The second place is held by the Coalition Party at 15.8%.

Pictured: Finns Party Leader Jussi Halla-aho

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