Sanna Marin

Centre-right opposition leader Orpo claims mandate to form new coalition government.

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Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left.

He's been in the game since the 1990s and he's quite stable and calm. But [Sanna Marin] used to belong to her party's left wing and it's obvious she doesn't like the conservatives." [She came under heavy scrutiny last year](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62679034) when a video emerged of her singing, dancing and drinking at a party. There was a mood of euphoria in the camp, said Matti Koivisto, political correspondent with public broadcaster YLE. Then a projection from public broadcaster YLE gave Petteri Orpo's National Coalition victory with the biggest number of seats in parliament. She headed a coalition of five parties, all led by women.

The NCP is set to win 48 out of 200 seats in parliament, with 20.7 per cent of the vote.

She has been hailed as a millennial role model, heading a coalition of five parties all led by women. The Social Democrats garnered 19.9 per cent. The NCP has pledged to curb spending and stop the rise of public debt, which is reported to have reached more than 70 per cent of GDP since Ms Marin came to power. Earlier in the evening it appeared Marin might be losing her grip on power as a projection from YLE TV had the NCP out in front with 48 seats, closely followed by the nationalist Finns Party on 46 seats and then Marin’s Social Democrats on 43 seats. According to election data from the nation’s justice ministry, the NCP is set to get the most seats in parliament, 48 out of 200 in total, with 20.7 per cent support among votes cast, followed closely by the right-wing populist party The Finns with 20.1 per cent. Petteri Orpo, leader of the National Coalition Party (NCP), made the claim on Sunday night after more than 97.7 per cent of the votes had been counted.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.