Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the Nordic country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest
The pro-business NCP was expected to win 48 of the 200 seats in parliament, narrowly ahead of the nationalist Finns Party with 46 seats and Marin's Social Democrats on 43 seats, justice ministry election data showed with all ballots counted.said in a speech to followers, vowing to "fix Finland" and its economy.
While she remains very popular among many Finns, particularly young moderates, she antagonised some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education they see as not frugal enough. Orpo has said he will negotiate with all groups to obtain a majority in parliament, while Marin has said her Social Democrats may govern with the NCP but will not go into government with the Finns Party.
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