Quote Originally Posted by Nessus View Post
He was the president of Finland During his time the government's power was very president-leaning, as opposed to today when the ministers hold most power. He didn't so much play the Soviet card as he kept Finland as independent and free as possible with the Bear next door.
My point was that he was elected and reelected several times in free and fair elections (with a free media to boot). He seems to have engaged in a lot of scare-mongering, but that's not exactly unknown for democratic politicians.