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Pre-election debates in Russian to be held in Finland

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Pre-election debates in Russian to be held in Finland


25.03.2019

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On the eve of the parliamentary elections in Finland took place Russian language debates, IA Sputnik reports. All nine parties representation in the parliament.

All nine parties introduced in Parliament have Russian-speaking representatives. There are people from Russian and CIS countries.

Parliamentarian elections are scheduled for the middle of April. The census revealed that 1% of Finland inhabitants. Nonetheless, Russian-speaking population actively participates in political life. During elections of the country president Swedish People’s Party Nils Torvalds recorded  video message to the president of Russia and posted it on Facebook.

Some right-wing parties like Blue Future and Real Finns are considered to be nationalistic, but they are not against participation of Russian people in elections.  Moreover, Real Finns party implied that Russian language should be taught in Finland regions boarding with Russia.

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