Finnish Prime Minister resigns from his government

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin today submitted her government’s resignation to Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.

According to a written statement from the Finnish government, Niinistö accepted Marin’s resignation and requested that the old government continue temporarily until the new government is formed. In the statement, it was stated that the interim government would only deal with routine matters and deal with urgent matters.

In Finland, the National Coalition Conservative Party took the lead with 20.8 percent, while the True Finns Party received 20.1 percent and the Marin-led Social Democratic Party received 19.9 percent.

The party, which completed elections as the leader in Finland, has priority to form a government. To govern the country, a coalition must be formed with more than 100 deputies in the 200-seat parliament.

The parties that completed the 2019 elections in the top three places were the Social Democratic Party, the Royal Finnish Party, and the National Coalition Party, respectively. (AA)