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Finnish MEP exalts Jorma Ollila, hopes the Nokia CEO to run for president

21.3.2005 at 9:48

Hannu Takkula (centre), a Finnish Euro-MP, suggested in an interview printed Monday that Jorma Ollila, the president and chief executive of mobile phone maker Nokia, should be a candidate in the 2006 presidential elections.

Mr Takkula told Ilkka, a provincial daily, that Mr Ollila would better suit the entire centre-right spectrum than even Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen of the MEP's own Centre Party.

"Matti Vanhanen is an excellent prime minister and certainly a good presidential candidate. But were Jorma Ollila available, he would hopefully be the number one name for all of Finland, including the non-socialist field," Mr Takkula was quoted as saying.

Mr Takkula justified choosing Mr Ollila by saying that the Nokia chief is globally known and has a strong pedigree from the grassroots all the way to global operations.

Mr Takkula feels the Centre Party and Conservative Party must cooperate in the presidential elections.

"Hopefully the centre-right parties will find each other in the second round," Mr Takkula said.


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