Sanna Marin

Right-wing NCP and nationalist Finns pull narrowly ahead of ruling Social Democrats with 96% of votes counted.

a strong mandate for our policies”, adding that his party would be leading the coalition talks. Critics say her behaviour has at times been inappropriate for her office. Of the two others, the Swedish People’s party – a moderate party representing Swedish-speaking Finns, unrelated to the Swedish far-right party of the same name – has also said it is “very unlikely” to partner with the far-right party. “We have good reason to be happy about this result.” “It’s a really good achievement, even though I didn’t finish first today,” she told supporters in Helsinki. Marin’s SDP was forecast to collect 19.9%.

Center-right National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo expected to get first shot at forming a government.

She has said she doesn’t want to govern with the Finns, a party she has accused of making openly racist statements. Denmark’s [Mette Frederiksen won a second term](https://www.politico.eu/article/danish-vote-paves-way-for-centrist-government-exit-poll/) last fall only after a sharp shift to the political right. Marin, who took over as Social Democrat leader in 2019, remains a popular figure both at home and abroad. He could also try to strike a deal with the Social Democrats to govern together although that looks less likely, experts say, after repeated clashes over economic policy between the two over recent months. “Our message has got through, the support is there, and Finns believe in the National Coalition Party.” The far-right Finns Party was second with 46 seats.

Centre-right opposition leader Orpo claims mandate to form new coalition government.

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Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing ...

The Finns Party’s main goal is to reduce what leader Riikka Purra has called “harmful” immigration from developing countries outside the European Union. That’s an excellent achievement, even if we did not finish first today,” the prime minister said in a speech to party members. The NCP has led in polls for almost two years although its lead had melted away in recent months.

In 2019, Finland's Sanna Marin entered office as the world's youngest serving prime minister at the age of 34.

Marin reluctantly agreed to take a [drug test](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/finland-prime-minister-sanna-marin-drug-test-leaked-party-videos-rcna43915) in an attempt to defuse the crisis, which found no trace of illegal substances. "Congratulations also to the other winners of the elections, congratulations to the Coalition Party and congratulations to the Finns Party. "No impact on Finland's support to Ukraine or joining Nato," Swain said of Marin's departure from office. in 2015, described Finland's election result as a "loss for global feminist politics." She formed a center-left coalition government of five parties that all had female leaders — four of whom were under the age of 35 at the time. 'A loss for global feminist politics' Responding to the question at a news conference in Auckland, New Zealand, Marin said, "We are meeting because we are prime ministers." [leaked video](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sanna-marin-party-scandal-women-dancing-videos-finland-rcna44565) emerged showing her dancing at a party with Finnish celebrities at the peak of Europe's energy crisis. The Finnish people have cast their votes and a celebration of democracy is always a wonderful thing." [world's youngest serving prime minister in 2019](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/09/sanna-marin-finalnd-set-to-become-the-worlds-youngest-pm-at-34.html) at the age of 34. [vocal support of Ukraine](https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/10/in-our-hearts-youve-already-won-sanna-marin-tells-zelenskyy-on-ukraine-visit) following Russia's full-scale invasion, [paving the way for Finland to join NATO](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/31/turkey-formally-approves-finlands-nato-membership.html) and navigating the Nordic country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. - Marin entered office as the world's youngest serving prime minister in 2019 at the age of 34.

Finland's center-right National Coalition Party, headed by Petteri Orpo, eked out a narrow victory over a populist party. Sanna Marin's party fell to third ...

This is clear." Finnish women defended her right to cut loose, posting their own videos of dancing and drinking across social media. "We cannot accept this terrible war. And Marin's party, the center-left Social Democrats (SDP), garnered just 19.9%. More than 2,400 candidates across 22 parties ran for a seat in Finland's parliament, [according to a tally by the Associated Press.](https://apnews.com/article/finland-parliamentary-election-sanna-marin-494e6d181a21e6f4cda00524e2468e4a)

Prime Minister Sanna Marin's hopes for reelection were dashed after Finland's main conservative party claimed victory in parliamentary elections.

NCP is open to cooperation with The Finns as the two parties largely share view on developing Finland’s economy though have differences in climate policies and EU issues. With the top three parties each getting around 20% of the vote, no party is in position to form a government alone. The government will replace the center-left Cabinet by Marin, a highly popular prime minister at home and abroad since 2019. The center-right National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory with all of the votes counted, coming out on top at 20.8%. We build up NATO-Finland, and we fix our economy. “We cannot accept this terrible war.