Left Alliance MP
Juho Kautto has announced his resignation as chair of Äänekoski City Council on Tuesday, following confusing behaviour at a remotely-held council meeting last week.
Kautto s conduct had led to concern for his health, with tabloid Ilta-Sanomat reporting (external link in Finnish) that the deputy chair had to take over the meeting due to Kautto s erratic behaviour. Now that I have had some quiet time over Easter to think about this, I have come to the conclusion that the responsible thing to do is to resign from my position as chair. I will now focus on my role as a Member of Parliament, Kautto said in a press release.