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Which is irrelevant to what I wrote. And the decision wasn’t made on a whim, it was made because the opportunity had arisen. Popular support was secondary. Not

Which is irrelevant to what I wrote. And the decision wasn’t made on a whim, it was made because the opportunity had arisen. Popular support was secondary. Not like they held a plebiscite or called an election over the matter.

lolinder 4y ago
They're literally (edit: just had their) elections on Sunday. If the polling is wrong and some significant portion of Finns oppose NATO membership, I'm sure they made themselves known. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/1/finland-having-cleared-last-nato-hurdle-heads-to-elections https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/1/finland-having-clear... > A poll by the broadcasting company YLE in May showed that 76 percent of Finns were in favour of joining NATO.
- veeti 4y ago
  The election was this Sunday. The winning party NCP has been pro NATO for 20+ years, unlike the previously ruling SDP.
  - lolinder 4y ago
    Oops, thanks, I missed the date on that piece.
khochesh_kushat 4y ago
Since you are so concerned about Finnish democracy, this may help: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-09/finnish-support-for-nato-membership-jumps-to-76-in-latest-poll https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-09/finnish-s...