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Finnish PM resigns over handling of postal strikes

FINNISH Prime Minister Antti Rinne stepped down today over his handling of a strike by postal workers.

Mr Rinne, who took office in June, has faced heavy criticism in the past several days over how he and a party colleague in charge of government companies dealt with Finland’s state-owned postal service Posti.

Posti workers went on strike for two weeks in November, which is rare in the country.

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