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We will know to get the results after midnight, so maybe we are already a 3rd world country? Some 39% of the votes in Helsinki has been counted.
That's disgraceful. We always know at 9:40 or thereabouts in Sweden (and we're a larger country) For election drama I kind of wish we had First Past the Post though, that's better viewing!
That's disgraceful. We always know at 9:40 or thereabouts in Sweden (and we're a larger country) For election drama I kind of wish we had First Past the Post though, that's better viewing!
This is surprisingly sticky though. The booths closed 2 hours ago and only 48% in Turku have been counted. Keep in mind that in Finland people vote in advance a lot compared on an European scale, which makes the situation even worse.
Now some 75% of the votes have been counted so you can say what the final positions are nationally:
Coalition: 20.6%
Social Democrats: 19.4%
Centre: 17.5%
Greens: 12.8% (best result ever)
Left Alliance: 8.9% (first win for a long time)
True Finns: 8.6% (terrible loss)
Swedish: 4.9%
Christian Democrats: 4.1%
Independents: 3.2%
In Helsinki the Coalition are taking a landslide victory, in Turku the Greens are taking a historical victory. In Jyväskylä (an university city) the Greens are doubling their share and becoming the largest party by far, first major city to do so.
The strike didn't affect Assad's capabilities; they're still using the airbase. Fixed it in a day
It destroyed an estimated 20 aircraft, alongside anti-aircraft systems, hangars, storage facilities, etc. So of course it had an effect on his capabilities, not huge, and the runway escaped serious damage which is why planes were still able to launch from there.
None the less, it's an effective warning of what may be to come if Assad contemplates crossing the red line again.
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For election drama I kind of wish we had First Past the Post though, that's better viewing!