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| Sanna Marin to lose nail-biting Finnish race - projection | Sanna Marin to lose nail-biting Finnish race - projection |
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| Sanna Marin was pleased with her party's performance but it was Petteri Orpo's night | |
| Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left is set to lose a nail-biting election to the conservatives, a YLE TV projection says. | Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left is set to lose a nail-biting election to the conservatives, a YLE TV projection says. |
| With three-quarters of the vote counted, Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party has pulled ahead of the right-wing populist Finns Party and Ms Marin's Social Democrats. | With three-quarters of the vote counted, Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party has pulled ahead of the right-wing populist Finns Party and Ms Marin's Social Democrats. |
| For weeks the election had been seen as a three-way race. | For weeks the election had been seen as a three-way race. |
| And as results came in on Sunday evening, it became too close to call. | And as results came in on Sunday evening, it became too close to call. |
| Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party were on 20.9% of the vote, with Riikka Purra's The Finns on 20.4% and the Social Democrats trailing on 19.6%. | Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party were on 20.9% of the vote, with Riikka Purra's The Finns on 20.4% and the Social Democrats trailing on 19.6%. |
| But the public broadcaster's projected result is widely considered as reliable, giving Mr Orpo the largest number of seats in parliament. | But the public broadcaster's projected result is widely considered as reliable, giving Mr Orpo the largest number of seats in parliament. |
| Sanna Marin became the world's youngest leader when she burst on to the political scene in 2019. She headed a coalition of five parties, all led by women. | Sanna Marin became the world's youngest leader when she burst on to the political scene in 2019. She headed a coalition of five parties, all led by women. |
| Now 37, she has steered Finland to within days of Nato membership, having won plaudits for her country's response to neighbouring Russia's full-scale invasion. | Now 37, she has steered Finland to within days of Nato membership, having won plaudits for her country's response to neighbouring Russia's full-scale invasion. |
| Her poll ratings are still high, but the election was largely fought on Finland's public debt as all the mainstream parties backed Nato membership. | Her poll ratings are still high, but the election was largely fought on Finland's public debt as all the mainstream parties backed Nato membership. |
| Many Finns see her as a polarising figure. She came under heavy scrutiny last year when a video emerged of her singing, dancing and drinking at a party. Supporters said the controversy was steeped in sexism and women across Finland and the world shared videos of themselves dancing in solidarity. | Many Finns see her as a polarising figure. She came under heavy scrutiny last year when a video emerged of her singing, dancing and drinking at a party. Supporters said the controversy was steeped in sexism and women across Finland and the world shared videos of themselves dancing in solidarity. |
| Whichever party comes out on top on Sunday evening is likely to have the first opportunity in forming a government. Finland's system of proportional representation requires a coalition to muster more than 100 seats in the 200-seat parliament to run the country. | Whichever party comes out on top on Sunday evening is likely to have the first opportunity in forming a government. Finland's system of proportional representation requires a coalition to muster more than 100 seats in the 200-seat parliament to run the country. |
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