The Social Democratic Party of the Prime Minister of Finland, Sana Marin, announced today that it supports by a very large majority the Scandinavian accession to NATOthe nomination for which will be formalized tomorrow, Sunday.
Of the 60 members of the party leadership, 53 voted in favor, 5 against and two abstained, according to the results of the vote announced during a press conference in Helsinki.
Her candidacy Φινλανδίας It will be formalized tomorrow by the government, before the parliament convenes on Monday and will be officially sent in the next few days to the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
THE Sweden it is also going to decide in the coming days whether it will be a candidate for membership in the alliance.
An important meeting of the ruling Social Democratic Party tomorrow, Sunday, in Stockholm is expected to remove the last obstacle before the announcement of the request for membership.
Speaking to members of the party leadership today, Marin reiterated her support for NATO membership, saying Russia had shown no respect for international agreements. He added that only one conclusion can be drawn from this, that is, that it is time for the country to join NATO.
“We hope to be able to send our candidacies this week, together with Sweden. “They have their own process, but I hope we will make the decisions at the same time,” the Finnish prime minister told a news conference.
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