Orpo and government retain Parliament's confidence

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Finland's Parliament has voted to keep Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his government in office following a https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/29079-finland-s-parliament-debates-confidence-in-orpo-over-garden-helsinki.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">day-long debate over the Garden Helsinki arena funding controversy.

Both Orpo and the government won confidence votes by 101 votes to 90 after opposition parties sought to bring them down over the handling of the https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/28997-questions-grow-over-35m-state-backing-for-helsinki-garden.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">proposed €35 million state contribution to the project.