New NATO member Finland swears in government regarded as country's most right-wing in decades
Finland has sworn in a new coalition government that is seen as the most right-wing one in the Nordic country’s modern history HELSINKI -- Finland, which recently became NATO's 31st member , swore in a new coalition government Tuesday that is considered the most right -wing one in the Nordic country ’s modern History . President Sauli Niinistö appointed the 19-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, the leader of the conservative National Coalition Party, after Finnish lawmakers approved the lineup of ministers. The National Coalition Party won the most seats in an April 2 parliamentary election. Following seven weeks of coalition talks, the party announced a deal to form a government with three other parties, including the far-right, euroskeptic Finns Party. The two junior partners in the coalition are the Christian Democrats and the Swedish People’s Party of Finland. Due to the dominance of the two senior partner parties, Finnish media described Orpo’s government as “nat...