Mini‐Symposium on The Finnish General Election of April 14, 2019

Elections come and go like ships on the Kiel Canal. Some are memorable, others decidedly less so. The Finnish general election on April 14 2019 comes into the former category. The campaign was dominated by the need for action on climate change rather than the usual bread‐and‐butter economic issues....

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Published inScandinavian political studies Vol. 42; no. 3-4; p. 165
Main Author Arter, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2019
Subjects
Butter
Campaigns
Climate change
Economic impact
Elections
Fossil fuels
Ships
Time
Voting
Finland
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Summary:Elections come and go like ships on the Kiel Canal. Some are memorable, others decidedly less so. The Finnish general election on April 14 2019 comes into the former category. The campaign was dominated by the need for action on climate change rather than the usual bread‐and‐butter economic issues. The Social Democrats became the leading party for the first time in two decades but none of the three largest parties managed 18 per cent of the vote and they were separated by less than a single percentage point.
ISSN:0080-6757
1467-9477
DOI:10.1111/1467-9477.12156