The Finnish parliamentary elections held on 19 April 2015 produced a profound change in government in Helsinki. The old “Rainbow Government”, with its original composition of six politically very divergent parties from 2011 to 2015, was roundly defeated, and the Centre Party – now the largest party, with 21,1 % of the popular vote – was tasked with forming a new coalition.
The Finnish parliamentary elections held on 19 April 2015 produced a profound change in government in Helsinki. The old “Rainbow Government”, with its original composition of six politically very divergent parties from 2011 to 2015, was roundly defeated, and the Centre Party – now the largest party, with 21,1 % of the popular vote – was tasked with forming a new coalition.
After five weeks of negotiations, Centre Party chairman Juha Sipilä was able to announce that he had the political base for a new government ready, consisting of the three largest parties – his own, plus the Finns Party (formerly True Finns) and the National Coalition Party. On 29 May, the new government was sworn in. It has solid support, with 57 % of the popular vote and 124 seats in the 200-seat Parliament.