Anti-euro party makes gains in Finland
RTE Monday 18th April, 2011
The anti-euro True Finns party has won 18.6% of postal votes in the Finnish general election - a higher figure than expected. The True Finns only secured 4% of the vote in 2007, but the postal ballot suggests the party could exceed the projected quadrupling of its support. Finland is the only euro-zone state which requires any bail-out to be passed by a parliamentary vote - something which had raised concerns that an anti-euro Coalition in Finland could hold-up the expected bail-out of Portugal. However, analysts say the centre right National Coalition party has secured more than 20% of postal ballots, and this reduces the chances that Portugal's bail-out could be disrupted. Results of the election should be known later tonight.
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