The conservative National Coalition won a narrow victory in Finland’s parliamentary election on Sunday, marked by the dazzling rise of the nationalist True Finns party that came in third, according to a final tally. Chairman Timo Soini of the True Finns celebrates with supporters after hearing the results of first preliminary votes of Finnish parliamentary elections Photo: REUTERS Outgoing Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi’s Centre Party was toppled from power, losing 16 seats in parliament to end up with only 35, in a deeply disappointing fourth place. The once tiny populist, anti-immigration and anti-EU True Finns meanwhile captured 39 seats, up from only six in the outgoing parliament, making…
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