FILE PHOTO: Chairman of The Social Democratic Party Antti Rinne speaks to media at the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle studios in Helsinki, Finland April 15, 2019. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's left-leaning Social Democrats (SDP) appeared closer to securing a governing coalition after its traditional rival, the centre-right National Coalition, signalled on Tuesday that a deal on policy plans was possible.
After coming top in Sunday's national election, albeit with fewer than 18 percent of the votes, the SDP needs to find several partners before it can secure a parliamentary majority to govern.
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