Was the prime minister lying?
Okay, I know I promised that I would continue with part two of the conscription debate next, but recent developments in Finnish politics are just something I have to write about. While in Finland we read about American politics on pretty much a daily basis, Finnish politics on the other hand, are rarely talked about abroad. This is a great pity as last summer there was bit of drama when our government nearly fell, because of one the coalition partners elected new leadership. This led to prime minister Juha Sipilä to announce that he would deliver his letter of resignation to the president, but literally at the last minute something happened, which allowed his cabinet to stay intact. Some backstory. In the 2015 parliamentary election, the Center Party won in a pretty spectacular fashion, which led to their leader Juha Sipilä to become prime minister. He then formed a governing coalition with the National Coalition and the Finns Party. The Finns Party had become one of the bigges...