On June 28, Junnila survived a vote of no confidence against him in parliament called by the opposition that accused him of making repeated references to the Nazis.
Vilhelm JunnilaFinland’s finance minister, resigned after just 10 days in office and after a series of indictments for alleged connections to far-right movements.
Despite the confidence of the party and my parliamentary group, I see the matter as follows: considering the continuity of the Government and the reputation of Finland, it is impossible for me to continue as a minister satisfactorilyJunnila said in a statement.
He is a member of the Finnish Party, part of a right-wing coalition that took office on June 20 after the April elections. On June 28, Junnila survived a vote of no confidence against him in parliament called by the opposition that accused him of making repeated references to the Nazis.
controversial comments
During her election campaign, public broadcaster YLE saw Junnila congratulate her fellow party member on his candidate number, 88.
This is known as a neo-Nazi symbol used in place of the “Heil Hitler” salute that references Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in World War II.
The Anti-Defamation League calls it “one of the most common white supremacist symbols.” “First of all, congratulations on the excellent candidate number. I know it’s a winning card. Obviously, this ’88’ refers to two H letters that we won’t say more about,” Junnila said in her speech at a campaign event. on March 10, according to YLE. Junnila had apologized for his choice of words, saying that “it was a nasty joke.”
Source: Ambito
