Sanna Marin

Three parties are in a neck-and-neck race to win a majority of Finland's 200-seat parliament and form a new government.

“The most important thing in the next government is to fix our economy, push economic growth, balance public economy. Moreover, at the end of January, Finland’s national debt stood at about 144bn euros ($157bn). If that happens, no party would be in position to form a government alone; whichever one wins the most votes is expected to begin talks in the next few days on forming a governing coalition. As in the rest of Europe, the cost-of-living crisis is a worry. It’s so important because we want to stay an open society. She has become known for her straightforward politics and modern feminist ideals.

Finland votes today in legislative elections that could see the country take a dramatic turn to the right, as centre-right and anti-immigration parties vie ...

Democracy has spoken," she said as she acknowledged defeat. "I liked Marin... Finland!" Meanwhile, amid cheers of "Finland! "Congratulations to the National Coalition Party, congratulations to the Finns Party. With 99% of votes counted, the centre-right was credited with 48 of the 200 seats in parliament, the far-right with 46 and the Social Democrats with 43.

Polls suggest the three leading parties in election are running neck-and-neck.

Polls open at 9am local time on Sunday, with early results from the 31 per cent of voters who cast ballots in advance due at 8pm when voting ends. The NCP has not excluded any combination, saying it will wait to see the results. Coalition talks are likely to be long and hard.

Polling stations have opened in Finland, where three parties are expected to be in a tight race as prime minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats fight to ...

If that happens, no party would be in position to form a government alone; whichever one wins the most votes is expected to begin talks on forming a governing coalition. And the second very important issue is to build up Nato-Finland.” We also want to work together internationally.

Finns cast their ballots in legislative elections Sunday that could see the country take a sharp turn to the right, as centre-right and anti-immigration ...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left is level with the opposition conservatives in early results in Sunday's general election.

Whichever party comes out on top on Sunday evening is likely to have the first opportunity in forming a government. She came under heavy scrutiny last summer when a video emerged of her singing, dancing and drinking at a party. When she burst on to the scene four years ago, she was the world's youngest prime minister at the head of a coalition of five parties, all led by women.

Sanna Marin became the world's youngest prime minister in 2019 at age 34. She is currently fighting for a second term just days before Finland's historic ...

'I think usually the party that has been in charge and has the prime minister ... With the top three parties each getting around 20 per cent of the vote, no party is in position to form a government alone. loses the election, and the criticism has been very harsh,' she said. The center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory with around 97.7 per cent of the votes counted, coming out on top at 20.7 per cent. Pictured L-R: Leader of the Left Alliance Party, Li Andersson, Leader of the Centre Party, Annika Saarikko, Leader of the Finns Party, Riikka Purra, Prime Minister of Finland and Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Sanna Marin and Leader of the National Coalition Party Petteri Orpo She hopes to retain her position as PM A top spot for the Finns Party, and a far-right prime minister, would be a first in Finland. The biggest party in parliament traditionally gets the first chance to build a government and since the 1990s that party has always claimed the prime minister's office. She is a popular speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos and has been featured on the cover of Time Magazine and in Vogue. With almost half of votes counted, including ballots cast in advance, the conservative National Coalition Party and the Social Democrats (SDP) each had 20.6 per cent, followed by the far-right Finns Party with 18.6 per cent. She told her supporters: 'Congratulations to the winner of the elections, congratulations to the (conservative) National Coalition Party, congratulations to the (far-right) Finns Party. [ her wild party lifestyle](/femail/article-11126483/Who-Sanna-Marin-finland-prime-minister.html), became the world's youngest prime minister in 2019 at age 34 and had been fighting for a second term just days before Finland's historic accession to the [NATO](/news/nato/index.html) defence alliance.

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%.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was on track to lose in the Nordic country's close parliamentary elections to a pro-business opposition group.

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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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"This was a great victory," the 53-year-old head of the conservative National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo, told his cheering supporters.

"I liked Marin... [Coalition](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/coalition/) Party, congratulations to the Finns Party. [ NATO ](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nato/)membership process, others see the rising public debt on her watch and backlash over video clips of her partying as signs of inexperience. [far-right](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/far-right/), whom Marin has qualified as "openly racist". Finland!](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/finland/)", the 45-year-old head of the anti-immigration Finns Party, Riikka Purra, thanked her supporters for the party's "best election result ever". [government](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/government/) in Finland," he said.

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.

Ms Marin, 37, is one of Europe's youngest leaders and has been hailed for her cabinet's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for her prominent role ...

loses the election, and the criticism has been very harsh," Prof Seppanen said. And the second very important issue is to build up NATO-Finland," he said. Other people want something new, apparently," she added. "But I think she (Marin) has a lot of support anyway." [Ms Marin](https://news.sky.com/topic/sanna-marin-10333) is one of Europe's youngest leaders and has been hailed for her cabinet's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for her prominent role along with President Sauli Niinisto in advocating for Finland's successful application to join NATO. Ms Marin, 37, is one of Europe's youngest leaders and has been hailed for her cabinet's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for her prominent role along with President Sauli Niinisto in advocating for Finland's successful application to join NATO.

Marin says 'democracy is always a wonderful thing' as her Social Democrats come third behind rightwing NCP and nationalist Finns parties.

Marin has a five-year-old daughter with partner Markus Raikkonen, whom she married in 2020 while in office. “First to Ukraine: we stand by you, with you,” Orpo told the Associated Press at NCP’s victory event. a strong mandate for our policies”, adding that his party would be leading the Coalition talks. “We have good reason to be happy about this result.” With all of the votes counted on Sunday, the right-wing National Coalition party (NCP) won 20.8 per cent of the vote, with the populist, nation-first Finns party scoring 20.1 per cent. “It’s a really good achievement, even though I didn’t finish first today,” she told supporters in Helsinki.

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

That's an excellent achievement, even if we did not finish first today," the prime minister said in a speech to party members. Ms Marin called the Finns Party "openly racist" during a debate in January - an accusation the nationalist group rejected. The NCP leader has said he will negotiate with all groups to obtain a majority in parliament, while Ms Marin has said her Social Democrats may govern with the NCP but will not go into government with the Finns Party.

The National Coalition Party (NCP) secured 48 of 200 parliamentary seats versus 43 for the Social Democrats, with the anti-immigration Finns Party securing ...

As a high-profile Social Democrat, she earned widespread praise over the past four years for her handling of the pandemic and adept response to the Ukraine crisis, including Finland’s dramatic [pivot toward NATO](https://www.politico.eu/article/finland-join-nato-memeber-turkey-parliament-vote/). “Our message has got through, the support is there, and Finns believe in the National Coalition Party.” If Orpo turns to the Finns Party and its leader Riikka Purra, they are likely to face differences over immigration policy. For a potential tie-up with the Social Democrats, a compromise would have to be met between the two sides’ sharply different strategies on economic policy. Swedish Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson failed to secure a second term in elections last fall, while Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen only won reelection in November after a series of sharp-right policy turns. Orpo must now decide with whom to team up as the basis for a majority coalition — although all options entail a challenge.