Finland’s PM Sanna Marin concedes as right-wing party cinches election winBy David Propper
April 2, 2023
Finland’s party-loving Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded Sunday after losing to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party in a tightly contested parliamentary election.
The pro-business NCP was expected to clinch 48 of the 200 seats in parliament, just ahead of the nationalist Finns Party with 46 seats.
Marin’s Social Democrats garnered 43 seats, according to justice ministry election data that showed all ballots were counted.
“We got the biggest mandate,” NCP leader Petteri Orpo said in a speech as he vowed to fix Finland and its economy.
He will get the first chance to form a coalition to obtain a majority in parliament with Marin’s era expected to end.
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https://nypost.com/2023/04/02/finlands-pm-sanna-marin-concedes-as-right-wing-party-cinches-election-win/
