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Reijo Tossavainen
Reijo Tossavainen (born 13 November 1948 in Kiuruvesi, Northern Savonia) is a Finland, Finnish politician and a member of the True Finns. He represented the Kymi (electoral district), constituency of Kymi in the Parliament of Finland for the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 parliamentary election. In 2015 Tossavainen did not seek re-election. Work and life Reijo Tossavainen was a managing director and owner of the ''Valkealan Sanomat'' newspaper, which he sold. He did not stop writing since then. He is keeping a weblog in ''Uusi Suomi'' web publication. He has been a chairman of the entrepreneurial society and home region society. He lives in two places: Kouvola and Savitaipale. Political career In the 2011 parliamentary election, the list of the True Finns polled 23.27% (39.357 votes) and won three of the twelve seats in the electoral district of Kymi. Reijo Tossavainen polled 5,725 votes (3.39%) during the personal vote. He represented the constituency of Kymi, Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Parliament
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 7 to 36 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland. Legislation may be initiated by either the Government or one of the members of Parliament. The Parliament passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties, and supervises the activities of the government. It may bring about the resignation of the Finnish Government, override presidential vetoes, and alter the constitution. To make changes to the constitution, amendments must be approved by two successive parliaments, with an election cycle in between, or passed as an emergency law with a 167/20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
