Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election as Nationalist Party Claims Victory.
In a closely contested election, Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) on Sunday. The NCP claimed victory with 48 seats, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party and Marin's Social Democrats. Justice Ministry election data showed all ballots had been counted, giving the NCP its largest mandate.
The NCP leader Petteri Orpo vowed to "fix Finland" and its economy in his post-election speech, promising austerity measures to curb deficit spending. He will get the first chance at forming a coalition to obtain majority in parliament, marking the end of Marin's era as prime minister.
Finland's Prime Minister Marin conceded defeat graciously in her speech, acknowledging that she had gained support but did not finish first today. She said her Social Democrats may govern with the NCP but would not go into government with the Finns Party, which has been accused by Marin of being "openly racist".
Marin, who is considered a millennial role model for progressive new leaders, faces criticism at home for her partying and lavish spending on pensions and education. The NCP's main goal is to reduce harmful immigration from developing countries outside the European Union and curb deficit spending.
The Finns Party's leader Riikka Purra has called for austerity measures to reduce "harmful" immigration. Marin's push for NATO membership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was also a notable aspect of her foreign policy. The process is now almost complete, with Helsinki expected to join within days after all 30 members of the Western defense alliance approved accession.
Marin will now step down, and Orpo will have the opportunity to lead Finland.
In a closely contested election, Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) on Sunday. The NCP claimed victory with 48 seats, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party and Marin's Social Democrats. Justice Ministry election data showed all ballots had been counted, giving the NCP its largest mandate.
The NCP leader Petteri Orpo vowed to "fix Finland" and its economy in his post-election speech, promising austerity measures to curb deficit spending. He will get the first chance at forming a coalition to obtain majority in parliament, marking the end of Marin's era as prime minister.
Finland's Prime Minister Marin conceded defeat graciously in her speech, acknowledging that she had gained support but did not finish first today. She said her Social Democrats may govern with the NCP but would not go into government with the Finns Party, which has been accused by Marin of being "openly racist".
Marin, who is considered a millennial role model for progressive new leaders, faces criticism at home for her partying and lavish spending on pensions and education. The NCP's main goal is to reduce harmful immigration from developing countries outside the European Union and curb deficit spending.
The Finns Party's leader Riikka Purra has called for austerity measures to reduce "harmful" immigration. Marin's push for NATO membership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was also a notable aspect of her foreign policy. The process is now almost complete, with Helsinki expected to join within days after all 30 members of the Western defense alliance approved accession.
Marin will now step down, and Orpo will have the opportunity to lead Finland.
! I feel like Marin is being super gracious about losing, but you can tell she's a bit hurt 
. And wow, the NCP's victory is huge - it's crazy how they're promising to "fix" everything, but I'm not sure that's gonna happen 
. Petteri Orpo seems like a total control freak, btw 
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. Marin was always super pro-immigration, and now it looks like the NCP wants to cut back on that. I get where they're coming from, but don't you think that's gonna hurt some people? 
. She might be outta a job, but she's still got respect 
. Can't wait to see what Orpo comes up with 
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at least she conceded graciously tho 
she had some great ideas like nato membership and makin education more affordable 
cant wait 2 c what orpo does now though 
. The NCP's promise to "fix" things is interesting, especially with all that talk about austerity measures 
. And what about Marin's stance on NATO? Will the NCP go against her on that one? Only time will tell 
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can't say i'm surprised about this one 
the ncp is gonna try to fix that economy, we'll see how it goes 
i'm curious about petteri orpo's leadership style tho 
will he be able to bring everyone together? 
wish sanna marin all the best in her next chapter 
. Also, I'm curious to see how Petteri Orpo plans to "fix Finland" and its economy... will he be able to make good on his promises? 
. Maybe this change in government will bring some fresh ideas to the table? 
. anyway, it'll be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out 
We'll see how that plays out... might make things more interesting for Finland's economy! 
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. I mean, it's not like Sanna Marin didn't do a great job as PM, but I guess the people had other plans 
. Sanna Marin's partying lifestyle has been kinda under scrutiny for a while now, and I think that might've cost her votes 
. Can't believe they're already talking about austerity measures like it's 2008 again 
... she came across as kinda bitter about the whole thing. I mean, yeah, her party didn't win, but she could've taken the loss a bit better. And can we talk about how unfairly the Finns Party is being villainized over their stance on immigration? 
it's just politics, people! And Marin's whole "openly racist" thing... that was pretty unfair 
. I mean, who does Petteri Orpo think he is, promising "austerity measures" to fix the economy? Sounds like another excuse for trickle-down economics 
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. I'm not sure what's up with this Finns Party, they're always going on about reducing "harmful" immigration... what even is that? 
It sounds like just a fancy way of saying discriminate. And now Sanna Marin has to step down, which is kinda sad, she was doing some pretty cool stuff for the environment and social justice 