Ozan Yanar

Businessman wins Finnish vote, immigrants go to parliament

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 04/20/2015 - 14:36

Two immigrant candidates, Turkish-born Ozan Yanar and Afghani-born Nasima Razymar, have been voted into Finnish parliament, while a millionaire and former telecoms executive, touted as a technocrat capable of rescuing Finland from its economic slump, won the weekend's parliamentary election.

Finland's Juha Sipilä Wins General Vote

Published by Novinite on Mon, 04/20/2015 - 07:41

Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has admitted defeat in parliamentary elections held in the country on Sunday, with his party coming second.

The opposition Centre Party, led by millionaire former IT businessman Juha Sipilä, has won with 21.2% of the vote, while support for Stubb's National Coalition Party (NCP) was at 18.2%.