Tuesday 11 May, 2004
Elections
Like all the other Finns, we got our notifications of upcoming EU parlament elections yesterday. So far we've always voted in all Finnish elections - and in fact I consider it to be a kind of civil duty. This time... yes, I'll vote but I'm seriously starting to feel detached from Finnish politics. I have no idea of any of the candidates, their credentials and what they have achieved so far, and I'm not even sure if they would be driving my interests. Certainly I feel that if we're still living here next time the EU elections are held, I'll be applying for the right to vote local candidates - at least then I feel that they are doing something my local community.
Posted by kolibri at 11 May 09:11, 2004Heh, I'm sorry to say that even as a native, I have little idea of any of the candidates, their credentials and what they have achieved so far - but then that's me, not reading the papers and so on :P.
The EU parliament elections always pass with considerably less publicity than the national ones. Currently I'm aware of only three candidates, one of which is Anneli Jäätteenmäki, the former, scandalous prime minister. Can't keep a bad (wo)man down, it seems.
Oh well, one can always vote for a party instead of a person.
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