Finnish civic party ousts founder Paavo Vayrynen

Source: Xinhua    2018-03-04 06:34:15

HELSINKI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish Civic Party has ousted its founder Paavo Vayrynen, the party announced on Saturday, claiming that Vayrynen had used party bank accounts unlawfully.

Vayrynen's aides have dismissed the claims and said the dismissal was illegal.

Vayrynen established the party last year, but in the recent Finnish presidential election he ran as the candidate of an election alliance.

He has also announced his candidacy to be the chairman of the Center Party, a post he took in 1980-1990. But his relationship with party chairman and prime minister Juha Sipila is said to be tense.

Vayrynen's camp told national broadcaster Yle that the grounds for his dismissal from Civic Party were "fictitious". In a separate meeting on Saturday, Vayrynen and two of his close associates were elected to the party executive.

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Finnish civic party ousts founder Paavo Vayrynen

Source: Xinhua 2018-03-04 06:34:15

HELSINKI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish Civic Party has ousted its founder Paavo Vayrynen, the party announced on Saturday, claiming that Vayrynen had used party bank accounts unlawfully.

Vayrynen's aides have dismissed the claims and said the dismissal was illegal.

Vayrynen established the party last year, but in the recent Finnish presidential election he ran as the candidate of an election alliance.

He has also announced his candidacy to be the chairman of the Center Party, a post he took in 1980-1990. But his relationship with party chairman and prime minister Juha Sipila is said to be tense.

Vayrynen's camp told national broadcaster Yle that the grounds for his dismissal from Civic Party were "fictitious". In a separate meeting on Saturday, Vayrynen and two of his close associates were elected to the party executive.

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