The elections in Finland end with the defeat of the prime minister Sanna Marin and the victory of the centre-right. A leap forward for the nationalist and Eurosceptic ultra-right. A result that cannot fail to have an impact on the balance in Europe. The National Coalition of Peter Orpo therefore it won the elections in Finland, coming first as a percentage (20,8%) and as seats (48). The anti-migrant, anti-EU far right, the True Finns of Riikka Purra, come second (20%, 46 seats), and the Social Democrats of outgoing premier Sanna Marin are third (19,9%, 43 seats). Everyone has improved their result, but no one is able to form a government: for a majority in the Finnish unicameral parliament, 101 MPs out of the 200 in the assembly are needed
Finland elections: Sanna Marin admits defeat
Polling stations opened yesterday morning and closed at 20, 19 in Italy, but 40 percent of voters had already cast their early vote.
Sanna Marin became prime minister in December 2019, at the age of 34, when she replaced her leader Antti Rinne, overwhelmed by a protest from the trade unions. You guided your country with great wisdom and foresight during the pandemic and the war in Ukraine and you are leading it after decades of neutrality in theentry into NATO, now very close, after the last green light arrived last Thursday from Turkey. The prime minister has been able to win the trust of her fellow citizens and she has great popularity which, however, was not enough to win the elections. She admitted defeat and acknowledged the victory of her rival.
Marin, well known abroad, very popular at home, moved the Social Democrats to the left in the electoral campaign, focusing on welfare and above all oneducation which he believes is capable of bringing the country's wealth back up, instead attributing the increase in public debt only to the pandemic and crisis in Ukraine and saying he is against any spending cuts. The Orpo Coalition demands instead austerity measures for 6 billion euros, to bring the public debt back to the virtuous values of the EU. The Real Finns instead express openly anti-migrant and Eurosceptic positions, starting with the request not to respect the commitment for climate neutrality in 2035, without denying the old long-term goal of 'Fixit', the exit of Finland from the European Union.
Finland elections: coalition needed to form government
Government formation, however, remains a puzzle. The most probable thing now will be the opening of a tortuous negotiation for the formation of the coalition that will support the government, considering the various vetoes expressed by some forces during the electoral campaign. Traditionally in Finland, at the outcome of the elections, with a proportional system and seats assigned for constituencies based on the population, the party with the most votes tries to form the government coalition and has indicated the prime minister since the XNUMXs. The polarization of this electoral campaign has gone in favor of the three main parties, but all the parties of the coalition that supports the young prime minister have lost votes, with one debacle of the greens and a hold above expectations only of the Center (12,5%), which will be decisive in the formation of a coalition in which even one deputy makes a difference.
