Out with ‘Rainbow Government’ and in with ‘Iraqgate’: The Finnish General Election of 2003
Out with ‘Rainbow Government’ and in with ‘Iraqgate’: The Finnish General Election of 2003
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退出“彩虹政府”，进入“伊拉克门”：2003 年芬兰大选
DOI：
10.1111/j.1477-7053.2005.00158.x
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发表时间：
2005
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Satu Riutta
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作者：
William M. Downs;Satu Riutta
摘要 2003 年 3 月的芬兰大选中，安内利·耶滕迈基 (Anneli Jäätteenmäki) 领导她的反对党中间党以微弱优势战胜了总理帕沃·利波宁 (Paavo Lipponen) 领导的社会民主党领导的“彩虹政府”。由于对失业、芬兰在欧洲的地位和令人不安的外交政策决定的担忧，竞选活动总体平淡，但值得注意的是，耶滕迈基成为芬兰第一位女总理，也使该国成为欧盟中第一个由女性担任总理和总统的国家。事实证明，这些区别转瞬即逝，因为“伊拉克门”丑闻仅两个月后就迫使耶滕马基下台。撇开丑闻不谈，这次选举表明，新欧盟成员国在兼顾国内经济问题与欧洲和更广泛的国际承诺方面面临困难。
Abstract Finland's March 2003 general election saw Anneli Jäätteenmäki lead her opposition Centre Party to a narrow victory over Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen's Social Democrat-led ‘rainbow government’. A generally lacklustre campaign, highlighted by concerns over unemployment, Finland's place in Europe and uncomfortable foreign policy decisions, is notable for making Jäätteenmäki Finland's first female prime minister and for making the country the first in the EU to have women as both prime minister and president. These distinctions proved fleeting, as scandal –‘Iraqgate’– drove Jäätteenmäki from office after only two months. Scandal aside, the election demonstrates the difficulties for still-new EU members of juggling domestic economic concerns with European and broader international commitments.