Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo (pictured) won a victory over Prime Minister Sanna Marin's left wing, the BBC reported. According to the news portal of the British public service channel, the leader of the National Coalition (NCP) is already celebrating:
As expected, Sunday's Finnish parliamentary election brought three major parties head-to-head, just like four years ago, when the Social Democrats led by Sanna Marin won over the populist Finns' Party and the right-wing, anti-immigration National Coalition.
After nearly 97.7 percent of the votes were counted, the conservative National Coalition leads with 20.7 percent, ahead of the far-right Finns Party (20.1 percent) and Prime Minister Sanna Marin's party, the Finnish Social Democratic Party (19.9 percent).If the NCP manages to retain the upper hand, then Petteri Orpo will have the opportunity to put together a government coalition - which will probably mean the end of Sanna Marin's prime ministership, Reuters wrote .
According to official data available on the website of the Finnish Ministry of Justice, the results changed until the last moment.
Analysts point out that without the current Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, the support of the ruling party would be significantly lower, but this may not be enough to form a new government.
The prime minister of the country of five and a half million people cannot be said to be a typical head of government. He has previously spoken openly about being raised by two women, and at a very young age of 34 he became Finland's youngest ever prime minister.
The full article of Magyar Nemzet can be read here.
Photo: MTI/AP/Lehtikuva
