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A Finnish poll indicates that Green Party supporters advocate for increased weapon supplies to Ukraine, while the Finns Party expresses criticism, with some members suggesting other European nations should bear more responsibility.
Minni Takala spoke about equality to the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus), while the Green League is launching a campaign to attract liberal Kokoomus members to switch parties.
Sofia Virta, leader of Finland's Green League, has publicly called for Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to resign. This demand comes amid rising dissatisfaction with the Finnish government.
The Green League in Finland is demanding that Oskari Siitari, who recently resigned from the Greens' council group, also step down from the Satakunta regional board, though a resignation request has not yet been submitted.
At the Finnish Green Party conference, other issues were overshadowed by the debate on the debt brake, with Sofia Virta suggesting the party's main obstacle is an image problem that is difficult to understand.
Representatives from Finland's Green League and Left Alliance expressed surprise and disagreement with statements from THL's Pasi Moisio, who claimed broad consensus that Finland's social security system is fundamentally functional.
A demand from within Finland's Green Party calls for public services to be accessible through means other than solely digital platforms. This comes as half a million adults in Finland are unable to use digital devices independently.
Yle investigated views within Finland's Green Party regarding their chairperson, Sofia Virta, and the success of their opposition politics, with some hoping her "hype" will spread to the party while others remain unconvinced by her leadership. The Green Party conference is scheduled for the weekend in Turku.