Finland's Sanna Marin concedes defeat to right-wing party in close election race.
TL;DR
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded after her Social Democrats party lost to the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party in a closely contested parliamentary election. The pro-business NCP is expected to form a coalition government with 48 seats in parliament, just ahead of the nationalist Finns Party with 46 seats. Marin's party garnered 43 seats. The NCP leader Petteri Orpo vowed to fix Finland and its economy. Marin, the world's youngest prime minister, faced criticism for her partying and big spending.
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