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"Time for a modern autonomy act for Åland"

Åland has a newly elected parliament and a new government. The MPs have one big question to answer: Will Åland finally get a new and modern autonomy act? Can the effects of the tax border surrounding the archipelago be mitigated to make things easier for the business sector?
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Katrin Sjögren

could celebrate a double election victory in Åland's October parliamentary elections. She secured the most personal votes of all the representatives and her Liberals party won the most seats. She now returns to the post as lantråd – or head of government – which she also held between  2015 and 2019. The picture above is from the election night.

FACTS ÅLAND

2023 elections

Åland’s Parliament has 30 seats

This is the distribution of mandates after elections on 15 October this year:

  • Liberals for Åland  9 (+ 2)
  • Ålandic Center 7 (-2)
  • Non-aligned Coalition 5 (+1)
  • Åland’s Social Democrats 4 (+1)
  • Moderate Coalition for Åland 4 (0)
  • Sustainable Initiative 1 (-1)

Future of Åland, a party that has made more autonomy a key policy, lost its only mandate.

Katrin Sjögren is Lantråd, or head of government, for the next period. She is the leader of the Liberal Party which won the most seats. She also secured more personal votes than anyone else in the parliamentary elections.

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