NCP leader Petteri Orpo is expected to become the Nordic nation’s next prime minister under the accord with the Finns Party, which came in second in April elections vowing to curb immigration, and with the Christian Democrats and the Swedish People’s Party of Finland.Īt the same time, Finland should opt for a tougher immigration line, said the leader of the Finns, Riikka Purra, which ran largely on an anti-European Union and anti-immigration agenda. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP) Heikki Saukkomaa/APĬOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The head of Finland’s center-right National Coalition Party announced an agreement Friday with three other parties for a governing coalition that includes an anti-immigration party, saying that the new NATO member country needs budget cuts and curbs on immigration. The head of Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party, which came first in the April 2 elections, will present Friday, June 16, 2023, a government program for a center-right coalition that includes a far-right anti-immigration party with “saving measures.” NCP leader Petteri Orpo, who is expected to become the Nordic nation’s next prime minister, said four parties had agreed to form a government. Comments From left, Swedish People's Party chair Anna-Maja Henriksson, National Coalition Party chair Petteri Orpo, The Finns Party chair Riikka Purra and Christian Democrats chair Sari Essayah announce that the government programme is ready in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, June 15, 2023.

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