Official fired for messaging dancer
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Finland’s foreign minister was ousted after newspapers published suggestive text messages he sent to an erotic dancer, his party said.
Ilkka Kanerva sent about 200 text messages to Johanna Tukiainen, 29-year-old leader of the Scandinavian Dolls erotic dance troupe. His conservative National Coalition Party said he would be replaced by Alexander Stubb, a member of the European Parliament.
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