Jussi Hallaho, a member of parliament from the right-wing True Finns party, which advocates a complete closure of the border with Russia, was re-elected as the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament. This was reported by RIA News.
In the statement made by the general assembly after the voting results, it was said: “Halla-aho will be elected Speaker of the Parliament in 2024 because he received more than half of the votes.”
91 MPs voted for Halla-aho. A politician from a right-wing party held this position for the first time in June 2023.
Halla-aho competed in the presidential elections in Finland. During the presidential election campaign, he advocated a complete closure of the border with Russia, a ban on dual citizenship for Russians, and a “retroactive” deprivation of citizenship. In January 2023, Halla-aho commissioned the inscription “For the freedom of Finland” on the Ukrainian shell.
Before that Finnish authorities prisoner Statement by the Member of Parliament for Halla-aho.
Previously Pushkov Reacted To the inscription on the Ukrainian shell of the Finnish MP.