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- ↑ "Väyrysen paluu eduskuntaan sekoitti neljän poliitikon elämät: yksi ulos, yksi Brysseliin, yksi viikoksi eduskuntaan ja yksi lopulta kansanedustajaksi" (in Finnish). Yle. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
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