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April 20, 2015

Finland: Millionaire Austerity Proponent Wins Election 
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In Finland, a millionaire former telecommunications executive who
advocates austerity policies has won election as the next prime
minister. Juha Sipilä will likely need to form a coalition government
with the right-wing, anti-immigration Finns Party, which wants to expel
Greece from the European Union.

 

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