Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition
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After election, Spain struggles to form a government - King Felipe VI names proposed leader
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A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle
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Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals
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Latvia's prime minister announces resignation
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Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public-school student is going to get free lunch.
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Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
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Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat
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Anonymous sources say Alabama political maps are part of a plan by Republicans in the state Senate to break Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a long-held goal of many conservatives
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Just give kids school lunch
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Germany's far-right AfD sees poll numbers surging to nearly 20% nationwide
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Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Riikka Purra, re-surfaced
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands in resignation as Dutch government collapses over asylum row
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Orkney could leave the UK to become a self-governing territory of Norway after its council opted to explore alternative forms of governance
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Finland's new economy minister has resigned after just ten days in office over remarks he made at a far-right event four years ago
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Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme
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Culture eats policy
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Finland's new economy minister has apologised for extremist remarks after it emerged he addressed a far-right group four years ago
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Alabama town gets first Black mayor, but the previous one won't leave
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Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups
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Trendy neighbourhood in Copenhagen bracing for major protests over anti-ghetto law – critics say it's racist and pushing out remaining social housing
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Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset
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The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next
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Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament
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The campaign to sabotage Texas’ public schools
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Denmark, Finland and New Zealand take the top three positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022
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Year of public service, proposal by MD Governor Wes Moore
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New Jersey requiring students to learn 'media literacy' to fight 'disinformation'
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Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna
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Brazil will have first Indigenous woman chief for key post
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How a chair almost broke Europe (and still could)
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Denmark's new coalition government is set to scrap a bank holiday to boost defence spending – hopes of boosting productivity and economic activity
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Denmark to try out first grand coalition government since 1970s – been without a permanent government for forty-two days, beating the previous record
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Congress passes law banning non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
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The case for abolishing elections
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Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination
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Denmark's centre-left has secured the most votes in a general election – unexpectedly gained two seats and secured its best result in two decades
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Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle
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Germany plans to legalise recreational cannabis
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‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken
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As part of a new series that looks abroad for inspiration on how to fix flaws in the US political system – we ask whether Norway's young MPs have the answer
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Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot
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California first US state to offer free meals to all public school students
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Recordings within eight feet of police illegal in Arizona under bill signed into law by Ducey
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California lawmakers reject ballot proposal that aimed to end forced prison labor
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The conservative Supreme Court's favorite judicial philosophy requires a very, very firm grasp of history — one that none of the justices seem to possess
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Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years
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United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi
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Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime
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German state elections show populism in decline on left and right
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