On June 21, the Finnish Parliament announced that it had elected former Finns Party Chairman Jussi Halla-aho as Speaker of the country's Parliament.
Mr. Jussi Halla-aho, former Chairman of the Finns Party, was elected as the new Speaker of the Finnish Parliament on June 21, 2023.
According to a press release, with 134 votes in the 200-seat Parliament, Mr. Jussi Halla-aho has officially become the new Speaker of the Finnish Parliament. Traditionally, this position is usually held by a member of the second largest party in the Parliament. After the election on April 2, the Finns Party became the second largest party in the Parliament with 46 seats.
With the swearing-in of the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament and members of the cabinet, Finland's new Parliament and government have officially come into operation more than two months after the election.
Mr. Jussi Halla-aho was born in 1971. He was the Chairman of the Finns Party from 2017 to 2021. He was an MP from 2011 to 2014 and from July 2019 to present, and was also a member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019.
The Finnish Parliament has the power to pass bills on the proposal of the government, the petition of MPs or the initiative of the people. On June 21, under the leadership of Mr. Halla-aho, the Finnish Parliament began the debate on the Government Program proposed by the new cabinet on June 16.
According to VNA