The Chairman of the Helsinki City Board, Jussi Pajunen (Kokoomus), was chosen as Mayor of Helsinki – The Helsinki City Council made an unanimous decision on the appointment without putting the issue to a vote. But the ultra left aren’t happy about that (no surprise there)…

While the appointment was based on an agreement among the major political parties, the extreme left Communist Party of Finland (SKP) and the Left Alliance both expressed criticism over the methods of the election procedure.

…so what are they upset over (other than the fact that they lost)? I thought the ultra left liked the idea of of these bureaucratic “appointments” rather than voting.

Jussi Pajunen, the next mayor of Helsinki…for the next 7 years”