Timo Soini

Finnish politician

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Timo Soini is a Finnish politician who was the leader of the Finns party (formerly the True Finns). He ran for president in 2012, finishing fourth in the first round of voting. Soini became Finland's foreign minister in 2015 when the Finns party joined a right-leaning governing coalition. The Finns party is known for its Euroskeptic stance and opposition to EU bailouts.123

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…president), the True Finn candidate, Timo Soini, and the similarly Euroskeptic Centre Party candidate, Paavo Väyrynen, finished fourth and third, respectively. In the runoff election held in February, the NCP’s pro-EU candidate, Sauli Niinistö, a former finance minister, became the first conservative to serve as Finland’s head of state in…
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…president), the True Finn candidate, Timo Soini, and the similarly Euroskeptic Centre Party candidate, Paavo Väyrynen, finished fourth and third, respectively. In the runoff election held in February, the NCP’s pro-EU candidate, Sauli Niinistö, a former finance minister, became the first conservative to serve as Finland’s head of state in…
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Sauli Niinistö
…to the second round was Timo Soini, the candidate of The Finns (True Finns) party, which had made big advances in the 2011 parliamentary elections, capturing nearly one-fifth of the vote. Both Niinistö and his runoff opponent, Pekka Haavisto of the Green League, the country’s first openly gay presidential candidate,…
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…to the second round was Timo Soini, the candidate of The Finns (True Finns) party, which had made big advances in the 2011 parliamentary elections, capturing nearly one-fifth of the vote. Both Niinistö and his runoff opponent, Pekka Haavisto of the Green League, the country’s first openly gay presidential candidate,…
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