Sanna Marin: Finland’s Prime Minister concedes election

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Finland’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country’s parliamentary election

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as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest.

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The pro-business NCP was expected to win 48 of the 200 seats in parliament

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narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party with 46 seats and Marin’s Social Democrats on 43 seats

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justice ministry election data showed with all ballots counted.

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“We got the biggest mandate,” NCP leader Petteri Orpo said in a speech to followers, vowing to “fix Finland” and its economy.

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Marin, 37, the world’s youngest prime minister when she took office in 2019, is considered by fans around the globe as a millennial role model for progressive new leaders

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