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Social democrats minister Sanna Marin speaks to the media after she was elected as the new Prime Minister of Finland, in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Finland’s parliament chose Sanna Marin as the country's new prime minister Tuesday, making the 34-year-old the world’s youngest sitting head of government. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 file photo, Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. In a sexist remark directed at Estonia’s president on Thursday May 2, 2019, Mart Helme, head of the nationalist Estonian Conservative People's Party, criticized President Kersti Kaljulaid for leaving the swearing-in ceremony when Kuusik took the oath of office, telling reporters &quot;an emotionally heated woman can afford to do that.&quot; (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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