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Very Preliminary Election Result Finland (none / 1)

Finland, national parliamentary elections:

40.1% counted

Kok.-EPP: 20.8% (+3.8)
SDP-S&D: 20.7% (+3.0)
PS-ID: 18.6% (+1.1)
Kesk.-RE: 12.3% (−1.5)
Vas.-LEFT: 8.0% (−0.2)
Vihr.-G/EFA: 7.3% (−4.2)
KD-EPP: 4.4% (+0.5)
SFP-RE: 3.8% (−0.7)
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+/− vs. 2019 election result pic.twitter.com/1gCUcyXHun
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) April 2, 2023

Finland's NCP narrowly leads PM Marin in early election count | The Guardian |
With 40.1 percent of votes counted, opposition party leads PM's party by 0.1 percent, according to justice ministry.
Finland's prime minister, Sanna Marin, was facing a battle to hold on to power on Sunday with the country's conservative opposition National Coalition party (NCP) holding a narrow early lead in a knife-edge general election.
Among the 40% of voters who cast their ballots before election day on Sunday, the NCP garnered a score of 20.8%, fractionally ahead of Marin's centre-left Social Democrats (SDP) on 20.7%. The far-right, nationalist Finns party scored 18.6%.
The early vote tally is often skewed, however, and analysts warned against reading too much into the partial results as counting continued.
The party winning the vote will have the first shot at forming a coalition, but talks are set to be long and tortuous.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Sun Apr 2nd, 2023 at 06:00:44 PM EST
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Re: Very Preliminary Election Result Finland (none / 1)

Yle forecasts win for NCP, 2 Apr 21:49 local time
"Next is the Finns Party with 46 MPs. The Social Democratic Party is in third place with 43 legislators."

by Cat on Sun Apr 2nd, 2023 at 07:58:28 PM EST
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Latest (final) results Finland Election (none / 0)

Sanna Marin defeated by Finland's conservatives in tight race | BBC News |
Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left.
"We got the biggest mandate," said the leader of the National Coalition Party, after a dramatic night in which the result gradually swung away from Ms Marin's Social Democrats.
Mr Orpo secured 20.8% of the vote, ahead of the right-wing populist Finns Party with a record 20.1% and the centre left.
It is a bitter defeat for Ms Marin, who increased her party's seats and secured 19.9% of the vote [dropped to 3rd place!]. She continues to enjoy high poll ratings and has been widely praised for steering Finland towards imminent entry into NATO.

Finland, national parliament election:

Seats, 100.0% counted

Kok.-EPP: 48 (+10)
PS-ID: 46 (+7)
SDP-S&D: 43 (+3)
Kesk.-RE: 23 (−8)
Vihr.-G/EFA: 13 (−7)
Vas.-LEFT: 11 (−5)
SFP-RE: 9
KD-EPP: 5
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+/− vs. 2019 election#Finlandia #finlandelections pic.twitter.com/F9gTftjs84
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) April 2, 2023

2023 Finnish parliamentary election - Wikipedia
Five Government parties and four opposition parties finished with seats in parliament split dead even, 100-100. It is expected that National Coalition Party's Petteri Orpo with his incoming plurality will begin government formation negotiations.
Following the April 2019 parliamentary election, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by Antti Rinne, formed a government with the Centre Party, Green League, Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party, with Rinne serving as prime minister. Later that year, Rinne was involved in a political scandal regarding the Finnish postal service, after which he resigned. Sanna Marin succeeded him, becoming the world's youngest serving prime minister.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Mon Apr 3rd, 2023 at 08:10:20 AM EST
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Re: Latest (final) results Finland Election (none / 0)

wtaf: Misogyny is a mighty force on the right - just look at the fate of Finland's Sanna Marin

by Cat on Wed Apr 5th, 2023 at 04:39:17 PM EST
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