Sampsa Kataja, a former National Coalition Party MP, is facing growing dissatisfaction within his party's groups in Satakunta, Finland. A motion demanding his removal as chair of the Satakunta welfare area's council has gathered nearly thirty signatures, all from his National Coalition Party colleagues except Kataja. In addition, he has been suspended from the party's Porin city council group until September 2024 and sidelined from the Porin city board. The process to remove him from the welfare area's council chairmanship requires a multi-step administrative procedure including the formation of a temporary committee that will hear all sides and produce a report, possibly culminating in a special council meeting decision in spring 2024. Kataja has stated the issues relate to his notified absence and burn-out. About a year ago, he resigned from the Satakunta regional government after appearing intoxicated during a trip to Brussels.

Sampsa Kataja, a former National Coalition Party MP, is facing growing dissatisfaction within his party's groups in Satakunta, Finland. A motion demanding his removal as chair of the Satakunta welfare area's council has gathered nearly thirty signatures, all from his National Coalition Party colleagues except Kataja. In addition, he has been suspended from the party's Porin city council group until September 2024 and sidelined from the Porin city board. The process to remove him from the welfare area's council chairmanship requires a multi-step administrative procedure including the formation of a temporary committee that will hear all sides and produce a report, possibly culminating in a special council meeting decision in spring 2024. Kataja has stated the issues relate to his notified absence and burn-out. About a year ago, he resigned from the Satakunta regional government after appearing intoxicated during a trip to Brussels.