国际英语资讯:Roundup: EU parliamentary election campaign polarizes opinions in Finland
<p><span word="HELSINKI">HELSINKI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 10-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="polarization">polarization</span>.</p><p><span word="Laura">Laura</span> <span word="Huhtasaari">Huhtasaari</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populist">populist</span> <span word="Finns">Finns</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>". <span word="She">She</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="nationalistic">nationalistic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="discretion">discretion</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span>, <span word="Yle">Yle</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finns">Finns</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="with">with</span> 18.8 <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> 17.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="though">though</span>.</p><p><span word="Yle">Yle</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="Matti">Matti</span> <span word="Koivisto">Koivisto</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finns">Finns</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="EVA">EVA</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 56 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finns">Finns</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> 29 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span>. <span word="Negative">Negative</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="got">got</span> 13 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Polarization">Polarization</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="me">me</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Alma">Alma</span>-<span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="populist">populist</span> <span word="Finns">Finns</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="While">While</span> 93 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="democrats">democrats</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Centrists">Centrists</span>, <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="ranged">ranged</span> <span word="between">between</span> 58 <span word="and">and</span> 53.</p>
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