Finland's centre-left coalition concludes government talks - PM candidate

FILE PHOTO: Social Democratic Party leader Antti Rinne listens during an interview in Helsinki, Finland April 9, 2019. Picture taken April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Attila Cser/File Photo - Copyright Attila Cser(Reuters)

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By Reuters

Published on 02/06/2019 - 19:02•Updated 19/04/2024 - 18:54

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's centre-left coalition partners on Sunday concluded their talks to form a new government, the chairman of Finland's election-winning Social Democrats Antti Rinne said on Twitter.

"The government program is ready and ministerial posts have been allocated," Rinne wrote.

Rinne's Social Democrats won the April 14 general election by a tight margin, with only 17.7% of the vote, forcing it to partner four smaller parties to form a majority government.

(Reporting by Anne Kauranen; editing by David Evans)

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