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2018-01-27 Europe

'Finland First' Laura Huhtasaari looking to Brexit model and EU exit

[Express] Laura Huhtasaari, a 38-year-old former teacher, is trying to bring anti-immigration populist ideas back to mainstream Finnish politics and her campaign for the presidency has seen her reputation soar ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday.

Her Finns Party has employed tactics from a variety of populist politicians, echoing Donald Trump with her "Finland first" slogan and French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who used nationalism as a key theme in her campaign.

Her eurosceptic rhetoric sounds a lot like that of former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, even telling of her admiration for the 53-year-old’s Brexit campaign as she told supporters to "take their country back".

She said: "I look at Nigel Farage’s example. It took 17 years, but Brexit came.

"I don’t plan to wait that long."

Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-27 03:25|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Her eurosceptic rhetoric....

Commonly referred to in some circles as wisdom, based upon historical evidence coupled with critical observation.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-27 07:47|| 2018-01-27 07:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Not sure what the Finnish is for "Uff Da!"

Posted by Shatch Jineth8612 2018-01-27 08:22|| 2018-01-27 08:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Her eurosceptic rhetoric....

The interesting question is who is going to bail next. I'd go with one of the eastern yurps like Hungary or Poland.

Posted by SteveS 2018-01-27 15:43|| 2018-01-27 15:43|| Front Page Top

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