Finland’s centre-right opposition clinched victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, inflicting defeat on centre-left prime minister Sanna Marin.
The National Coalition party, led by Petteri Orpo, was poised to come first with 48 seats, followed by the eurosceptic populist Finns party on 46, both notching up strong gains, with 99 per cent of the vote counted.
Orpo said the results amounted to a “major victory” for the National Coalition and a “strong mandate for our politics”. He said he would start negotiations on forming a coalition. Orpo will need to assemble a bloc of at least 101 seats for a majority in the 200-seat parliament.
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