New Finnish minister survives no-confidence vote over Nazi references


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  • Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's economy minister Vilhelm Junnila survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday called by the opposition over references he made that were linked to Nazis.

Junnila is a member of the nationalist Finns Party, part of a right-wing coalition that took office last week following an election in April.

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