Greens leader Virta re-elected, slams government budget cuts

Greens leader Virta re-elected, targets 2027 comeback

Sofia Virta has been re-elected as chair of Finland’s opposition Green Party, securing her second term unopposed during the party conference held in Hämeenlinna. In her policy speech on Saturday, Virta criticised the government’s economic direction, calling recent budget cuts harmful to Finland’s social framework. She said the cuts undermined the foundations of the welfare state.

Greens leader Virta re-elected, slams government budget cuts

The re-elected chair of the opposition Greens said she aims to reclaim the party's lost seats in Parliament and to join the next, more liberal-leaning government in 2027.

Sofia Virta re-elected Green League Chair

The Vihreä liitto (Finnish Green League) on Saturday re-elected Sofia Virta as its Chairperson at the party convention held in Hämeenlinna. She was elected un-opposed as there was no aspirant for the post of the party Chief this year. Addressing the convention, the party Chair strongly criticised the four-party alliance government for its austerity measures in basic sectors, which she termed as a move to tarnish the foundation of the country as …