Finland’s centre-right government resigns
COPENHAGEN — Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila’s centre-right government resigned Friday after failing to push through a planned social and health reform.
“I take the responsibility for the failure. It has been a huge disappointment to me,” Sipila told a news conference, according to public broadcaster YLE. He added that the reform “had been one of our most important projects.”
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto accepted Sipila’s resignation. The prime minister, who came to power in May 2015, will continue to serve in a caretaking role.