Finnish MPs to vote on confidence in government and defence minister

Finland’s Parliament will vote this afternoon on whether it has confidence in Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen and the government as a whole, Yle reported.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) called for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government on Tuesday, saying its approach to Finland’s Middle East policy was contradictory.

The Greens also proposed a no-confidence vote against Häkkänen, with the Left Alliance supporting the motion. The parties have criticised, among other things, Häkkänen’s visit to Israel, where he met the country’s defence minister.