FINLAND: FINLAND'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS STAGE LATE COMEBACK TO WIN COUNTRY'S GENERAL ELECTION

Record ID: 990331

  • Title: FINLAND: FINLAND'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS STAGE LATE COMEBACK TO WIN COUNTRY'S GENERAL ELECTION
  • Date: 21st March 1999
  • Summary: HELSINKI, FINLAND (MARCH 21, 1999) (RTN ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS INTERIORS HELSINKI CENTRAL POLLING STATION OPPOSITION LEADER ESKO AHO VOTING (4 SHOTS) 0.20 2. VARIOUS INTERIORS OF POLLING STATION, PEOPLE QUEUING TO VOTE, CASTING VOTES (3 SHOTS) 0.36 3. SV BOX OF VOTING SLIPS EMPTIED ONTO TABLE/ VARIOUS OF SORTING AND COUNTING (4 SHOTS) 1.02 4. WS EXTERIOR YLE TELEVISION STATION 1.07 5. VARIOUS OF POLITICANS IN LOBBY OF TELEVISION STATION, TALKING AND WATCHING MONITORS FOR RESULTS (3 SHOTS) 1.22 6. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ESKO AHO: "I think it was clear sign of change and I hope that this change will happen also in the substance of the policy and in the government after this election result. I think its very important for Finland." 1.38 7. PAN PAAVO LIPPONEN ON TELEVISION SCENE 1.43 8. SV/SCU LIPPONEN LOOKING AT RESULTS ON COMPUTER (2 SHOTS) 1.54 9. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) INCUMBENT PRIME MINISTER PAAVO LIPPONEN: "Well I'm certainly not happy with my party's result. But on the other hand we are ready to negotiate. On the basis of this result we haven't got a definite result yet, so we are ready to cooperate in the new government. Everything depends on the government programme." 2.18 10. WS POLITICIANS IN LOBBY LOOKING AT TELEVISION MONITORS /CU SCREEN SHOWING LATEST RESULTS (2 SHOTS) 2.28 11. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAJOR CANDIDATE SAULI NIINISTO: "Nevertheless the result looks like the initiative is not in my hands." 2.40 12. VARIOUS MORE OF POLITICIANS (2 SHOTS) 2.51 13. SLV EXTERIOR YLE BUILDING 2.55 14. PAN ESKO AHO LEAVING 3.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: HELSINKI, FINLAND
  • Country: Finland
  • Reuters ID: LVA18VMCUU3X24CK1P1QJRUEHDL5
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