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2nd LD Writethru: Finland's new coalition government revealed

Xinhua, May 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

Finland's new coalition government will be composed of the Center Party, the Finns Party and the National Coalition Party, the three biggest parties in the parliament, elected last month.

Juha Sipila, head of Center Party and the would-be prime minister, told a press conference on Thursday that due to the current economic challenges "we need a strong coalition which can make reforms and implement the decisions."

The Social Democratic Party, will remain the opposition. The party's chairman Antti Rinne said he was disappointed about Thursday's decision.

It is the first time since the early 1970s that the small Swedish Party is out of the ruling coalition. Endit