HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Parliament on Wednesday gave final approval for the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership along with the required legislation.
The 200-seat Eduskunta legislature passed the measure in a 184-7 vote to allow for Finland’s accession to NATO, clearing the last required national hurdle for joining the 30-member Western alliance.
The vote was initiated by Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s center-left government, which wanted to proceed with the vote before Finland’s April 2 general election even though two NATO members — Turkey and Hungary — haven’t yet ratified the membership bids by Finland and neighboring Sweden.
Wednesday’s legislative decisions need to be signed into a law by President Sauli Niinisto, who has pledged to do so before April’s parliamentary election.
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