Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin Concedes Election to Opposition Party.
In a surprise move, Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, handing over power to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP). The NCP leader Petteri Orpo claimed victory, vowing to "fix Finland" and its economy.
Marin, 37, who became the world's youngest prime minister in 2019, had faced criticism at home for her partying and government spending. Despite being a popular figure among young Finns, she antagonized some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education they saw as not frugal enough.
The NCP won 48 of the 200 seats in parliament, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party with 46 seats and Marin's Social Democrats on 43 seats. The pro-business party had led in polls for almost two years but its lead had melted away in recent months. It promised to curb spending and stop the rise of public debt.
Orpo said his party would negotiate with all groups to obtain a majority in parliament, while Marin said her Social Democrats may govern with the NCP but will not go into government with the Finns Party. Marin called the Finns Party "openly racist" during a debate in January - an accusation the nationalist group rejected.
The election comes at a challenging time for Finland, with Europe's energy crisis and rising cost of living affecting the country hard. The NCP has promised to address these issues, vowing to reduce public debt and curb deficit spending.
Marin's era as prime minister is expected to end, marking a significant shift in Finnish politics.
In a surprise move, Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, handing over power to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP). The NCP leader Petteri Orpo claimed victory, vowing to "fix Finland" and its economy.
Marin, 37, who became the world's youngest prime minister in 2019, had faced criticism at home for her partying and government spending. Despite being a popular figure among young Finns, she antagonized some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education they saw as not frugal enough.
The NCP won 48 of the 200 seats in parliament, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party with 46 seats and Marin's Social Democrats on 43 seats. The pro-business party had led in polls for almost two years but its lead had melted away in recent months. It promised to curb spending and stop the rise of public debt.
Orpo said his party would negotiate with all groups to obtain a majority in parliament, while Marin said her Social Democrats may govern with the NCP but will not go into government with the Finns Party. Marin called the Finns Party "openly racist" during a debate in January - an accusation the nationalist group rejected.
The election comes at a challenging time for Finland, with Europe's energy crisis and rising cost of living affecting the country hard. The NCP has promised to address these issues, vowing to reduce public debt and curb deficit spending.
Marin's era as prime minister is expected to end, marking a significant shift in Finnish politics.
Finland: when you try to be young and wild but still run a country 
its been all over social media and news everywhere!! i mean we all knew her party was struggling but didnt think it would be that bad 
now petteri orpo from the national coalition party is gonna try and "fix" finland lol idk if they can pull that off but im def watching with bated breath 
anyway its crazy to see a new prime minister in just a few yrs ago i remember when sanna marin first took office at 34 lol wasnt she like the most popular person ever among young folks 
but didnt quite win over all conservatives
. How did the NCP go from being pro-business to suddenly vowing to "fix Finland"? What's their actual plan? I need some concrete numbers and timelines on how they're gonna tackle this energy crisis and public debt. This sounds like a classic case of "we're in, we're in" without any real strategy 
also marin's social democrats got 43 seats which is still a decent number so why are they conceding defeat already? 
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️. She was a young and popular PM, but some people saw her as too generous 
. Orpo wants to fix Finland's economy, which is like a big graph that needs to be balanced 
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. Will they make good decisions? Only time will tell 
. This election marks a significant shift in Finnish politics – it's like a new chapter has begun 
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a new world record for most times a politician loses an election in under 4 years? 
. I'm not surprised the Finns Party won though, who wouldn't want someone who's basically a party animal running the country? 
Not exactly the most convincing candidate for fixing Finland's economy... and btw, "openly racist"? that's rich coming from Marin who's been known to party like it's 1999 
. Guess that's just politics right? 
. It's not about Sanna or Petteri, it's about Finland needing a fresh start 
. The NCP's promise to curb spending and tackle public debt is definitely a good thing – we all want our country to be stable and secure 
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just saw the news about Finland's election and I'm totally shocked 
and now she's conceding defeat? 
. The new NCP leader Petteri Orpo sounds like he's got his work cut out for him 
trying to fix Finland's economy and whatnot. I'm curious to see how it all plays out 
Finland just got its first government in 6 years 
and it's gonna be super conservative 
. Promising to "fix" things but really just planning to cut services and make life harder for people in need 
. Marin was already so polarizing, now she's getting the boot 
... Guess the youth (who elected her in 2019 btw) weren't as excited about her second term 
Let's see how that plays out 
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i heard his party's all about curbink spending n reducin public debt 
so fingers crossed for them i guess we'll just have to wait n see how they do but im kinda excited to see how finland's gonna bounce back from this energy crisis & rising cost of living 
Spending, partying, and taking on the establishment didn't pay off 
sanna marin was pretty young when she took office too, i guess even the youngins can't win forever 
. anyway, it'll be interesting to see how this new gov plays out 
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. She was always known for her fiery personality and willingness to speak truth to power 
. Either way, Finland is in good hands with Orpo promising to tackle the energy crisis and rising costs 
. Will the NCP's more conservative stance be seen as a change of direction for Finland? Only time will tell 
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she was so young when she got elected 2019 tho! 