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Sanna Marin Loses Election

Sanna Marin, the star of Europe’s progressive left, was vanquished in her bid for a second term as Prime Minister of Finland. When she assumed office at the age of 34 in 2019, she became the world’s youngest prime minister.

Petteri Orpo, the leader of Finland’s conservative party, has won a three-way electoral victory over Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s centre-left coalition.

“We got the biggest mandate,” said the National Coalition Party’s leader, following a dramatic night in which the outcome gradually shifted away from Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats.

Mr. Orpo received 20.8% of the vote, placing him ahead of the right-wing nationalist Finns Party and the centre-left.

Ms Marin has suffered a crushing loss.

Shortly after declaring victory, the conservative leader conceded the election, despite the fact that her party was poised to gain seats in parliament.

It had been viewed as a three-way contest for weeks, and as the results came in, it became too close to call. Then, according to a forecast from public broadcaster YLE, Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition would win the most seats in parliament.

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Sanna Marin entered politics in 2019

Finns Party leader Riikka Purra congratulated her opponent and expressed her delight at achieving the best outcome in her party’s history. She received 20.1% of the vote, while the Social Democrats received 19.9%.

When Sanna Marin entered politics in 2019, she became the world’s youngest governor. She commanded a coalition of five female-led parties.

She is now 37 years old and has led Finland to within days of Nato membership after receiving praise for her country’s reaction to neighbouring Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Her poll numbers remain high, but the election was primarily fought over Finland’s public debt, as all of the major parties supported Nato membership.

Many Finns regard her as a divisive character. She came under fire last year after a video of her performing, dancing, and drinking at a party surfaced.

Supporters claimed that the dispute was rife with sexism, and women from all over the world shared videos of themselves dancing in solidarity.

The conservatives will have the first chance to establish a government. To govern the nation under Finland’s proportional representation system, a coalition of more than 100 seats in the 200-seat parliament is required.

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The Progressive Left in Europe

Sanna Marin’s loss is the latest setback for the European left, following the resignation of Germany’s Olaf Scholz and the defeat of Sweden’s Magdalena Andersson in a general election last September.

Mette Frederiksen of Denmark was re-elected last autumn only after a sharp shift to the political right.

Marin ran a traditional left-wing campaign in the run-up to Sunday’s vote, railing against the centre-right’s proposed public spending cutbacks and urging Finns to support fiscal investments she said would lead to increased employment and economic growth.

However, concerns about growing public debt, a long-held worry in Finland, appeared to have undermined Marin’s chances, with NCP leader Orpo’s messaging on fiscal discipline winning voters over.

“This was a big win,” Orpo told supporters as the vote count approached its conclusion. “Our message has been received, there is support, and Finns believe in the National Coalition Party.”

Orpo will now have the first crack at forming a government, and he is expected to include the anti-immigrant Finns Party. He could also attempt to reach an agreement with the Social Democrats to form a coalition government, though experts say that is unlikely given the two’s recent clashes over economic policy.

If Orpo fails to organize a government, Marin may be given the opportunity to form a coalition. She has stated that she does not want to rule with the Finns, a party she has accused of openly racist remarks.

The NCP is a staunch supporter of Finland’s NATO membership and military support for Ukraine, so a change in government is unlikely to have much of an effect on the country’s security posture.

As Finland has attempted to recover from the pandemic, debt relative to GDP has risen to 73 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, up from 66 percent a year earlier, according to the most current data.

As the polls closed, Orpo stated that reversing an anticipated recession would be his priority.

“We’re starting government talks with the economy as the main issue,” Orpo told Politico.

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