SEINAJOKI Finland (Reuters) - Finnish Social Democrats on Friday narrowly voted to replace their leader and finance minister Jutta Urpilainen with a more leftist candidate in a move that could complicate government efforts to curb debt.
51-year-old Antti Rinne, a critic of the government's austerity measures, has in recent years led the country's biggest white-collar workers union Pro and is known for feisty negotiation tactics, as well as favouring state-led economic growth.
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