Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election.
Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has conceded defeat in the country's parliamentary election, handing over to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP), which claimed victory with 48 seats out of 200, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party and Marin's Social Democrats.
Marin, 37, who was the world's youngest prime minister when she took office in 2019, has faced criticism at home for her partying and government spending. Despite being a popular figure among many young Finns, Marin failed to win enough seats to form a government with her party.
The NCP, led by Petteri Orpo, vowed to "fix Finland" and its economy, while also promising to curb public debt and immigration from developing countries outside the European Union. Orpo will now get the first chance to form a coalition to obtain majority in parliament, marking the end of Marin's era as prime minister.
Marin herself acknowledged that her party had gained more seats but did not finish first in the election. She also faced criticism for a remark she made about the Finns Party being "openly racist," which they rejected.
The outcome of the election has significant implications for Finland, particularly at a time when Europe's energy crisis and rising cost of living have hit the country hard. The NCP's focus on austerity policies to curb deficit spending is likely to be a key aspect of their governance.
Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has conceded defeat in the country's parliamentary election, handing over to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP), which claimed victory with 48 seats out of 200, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party and Marin's Social Democrats.
Marin, 37, who was the world's youngest prime minister when she took office in 2019, has faced criticism at home for her partying and government spending. Despite being a popular figure among many young Finns, Marin failed to win enough seats to form a government with her party.
The NCP, led by Petteri Orpo, vowed to "fix Finland" and its economy, while also promising to curb public debt and immigration from developing countries outside the European Union. Orpo will now get the first chance to form a coalition to obtain majority in parliament, marking the end of Marin's era as prime minister.
Marin herself acknowledged that her party had gained more seats but did not finish first in the election. She also faced criticism for a remark she made about the Finns Party being "openly racist," which they rejected.
The outcome of the election has significant implications for Finland, particularly at a time when Europe's energy crisis and rising cost of living have hit the country hard. The NCP's focus on austerity policies to curb deficit spending is likely to be a key aspect of their governance.
. I mean, she was pretty popular among young Finns, and you'd think that'd count for something 
. But I guess the opposition party just outperformed them this time 
. It's weird too, 'cause everyone knows Finland needs some kinda government ASAP 
. The NCP is gonna try to fix the economy and stuff, but we'll see how that goes 
. One thing's for sure, though: Sanna Marin won't be the PM anymore 
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! Sanna Marin, who was super young when she became PM (like 37!), lost the election to the right-wing National Coalition Party 
. The NCP won with only 48 seats out of 200, but they're gonna try to fix Finland's economy and reduce public debt 
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can't believe sanna marin conceded defeat 
i mean she was only 37 and had such big ambitions for finland 
but it looks like the people have spoken and they're not buying into her party's promises 
i feel bad for her tho, she's been under so much pressure and scrutiny as a leader 
anyway it's clear that petteri orpo is gonna be the new face of finland politics 
i'm curious if he's gonna stick to his promise to curb public debt and immigration 
I'm not surprised that Sanna Marin conceded defeat 
. And now it looks like Finland is in for some austerity measures under the new government 
. Marin herself said her party gained more seats, but it's not enough to form a gov't so yeah, she lost this one 
and it's not just about her partying lol that was always a part of her vibe, but still she's been an amazing leader and i'm gonna miss seeing her in office 
anyway its not like marin was gonna win the election or anything, she's still only 37 lol that's crazy young to be dealing with all these adult problems 
️ we're all gonna have to suffer from rising costs and inflation eventually, so lets hope the new gov gets it together 
, which might be a big change for Finland. It'll be cool to see how it plays out, especially with Europe's energy crisis going on and all 
i feel bad 4 sanna marin she worked so hard & people still voted her out 
so sad to see sanna marin go 
she was an awesome pm! i'm sure she'll bounce back tho 
the ncp seems like they have a solid plan to fix the economy and curb public debt, fingers crossed for them 
and i hope petteri orpo is all about unity and not just austerity measures 
but even though people liked her, she didn't get enough seats to form a gov 
so now this other party called NCP is gonna try to fix things and cut public debt