Parliament|On Tuesday, the Sdp plans to present a vote of no confidence in Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio and the government
Sdp the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development plans to present a motion of no confidence on Tuesday To Ville Tavio and to the government.
There is in the background the decision that Finland will not participate To the coalition of equality related to the reconstruction of Ukraine.
In Sdp, it is considered that this is a decision that goes against the line of Finland’s foreign policy.
About the decision has been criticized also more widely in the opposition.
The government discussed Tavio’s decision on Friday in the ministerial committee for foreign and security policy, or tp-utva. Prime minister Petteri Orpo (kok) said after the meeting that the government is not going to overturn Tavio’s decision.
Party chairman Antti Lindtman comment decision after this, stating that Sdp would have hoped that the government would have reversed its decision.
“Now that this is not happening, we are activating a vote of no confidence in Minister Tavio’s actions. We can’t accept that the rest of the government acknowledges this, and that’s why we’re submitting a vote of no confidence in the entire government’s activities.”
I understand the decision was initially reported by MTV Uutiset in September. Tavio’s decision was influenced by the fact that the alliance was also supposed to promote the issue of gender and sexual minorities.
Linjaus has also divided the foreign policy leadership. President of the Republic Alexander Stubb criticized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for not being informed of the decision.
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