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About Pentti Vaananen

Pentti Vaananen has worked as both councillor at the ministry of justice in Helsinki, and as parliamentary secretary of Finland’s prime minister.

Articles by Pentti Vaananen

Wednesday 9th July

Finland's 'Iraqgate': passing the test of democracy

Pentti Vaananen, 9 July 2003
Finland’s anti-war prime minister, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, was forced to resign over her conduct in relation to a leaked memo on Iraq. As questions to American and British leaders intensify over their own record in the prelude to war, does Finland’s ‘Iraqgate’ reveal a political culture where consistency between words and actions still matters?
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