Finland’s prime minister resigns to protest over postal employees

Finland's Prime Minister Antti Rinne

Finland’s Prime Minister Antti Rinne

Helsinki … News Time

Finland’s Prime Minister Antti Rinne has resigned after accusing the Department of Post employees of fiercely protesting and lying about reforms. According to the news agency AFP, the protest of the postal employees feared that the five-party alliance comprising the ruling party of Finland would be cracked, under which the prime minister resigned. The ruling party’s central party will now decide whether to abolish the 5-party ruling coalition and move on to new elections or to nominate a new prime minister.

According to the report, Finland’s ruling party is angry with the head of the Department of Post for accusing the prime minister of lying, which has led to the end of protests over the past few months. Antti Rinne was made prime minister in June this year, and he headed a coalition of leftist parties and presented his resignation to President Sauli Niinisto after the protest. Coalition parties will also have to announce the new prime minister to form a new government the strong candidate for the ruling party is the senior leader of the ruling party, Sanna Marin, who is currently serving as transport minister and has expressed his desire to take over the government.

It is believed that 700 employees of the State Department Finland Post began protesting against Antti Rinne in September. Which over time became a gambhir and employees of other industries joined them. Finland Post Employees Launch Protests Due to Low Pay and Facilities Reduction this was initially against Sirpa Paatero, the minister of the concerned department, but when employees from other fields joined the protest, the crisis intensified. Labor unions demand approval for reform, while contradictory statements by minister appear however, Prime Minister René intervened in the case on November 28, which proved to be flawed for him. The Prime Minister in his statement rejected the possibility of any reforms to the Finland Post. But on the same day, the chairman of the post accused the prime minister of lying. Later, the Prime Minister announced the resignation of Minister Sirpa Paatero, but protesters termed it inadequate, after which he was forced to resign.

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