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Finnish finance minister to quit after party vote

By Washington Examiner
Published May 9, 2014 12:03pm ET
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HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s finance minister, Jutta Urpilainen, says she will stand down after her party ousted her as leader.

At a party conference of her Social Democrats, members voted narrowly Friday for Antti Rinne, a leader of a union that represents clerical workers, to replace Urpilainen as chairman.

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