President Niinisto has accepted Marin’s resignation and requested the government to continue working until a new executive is appointed. Petteri Orpo, the winner of the elections, will begin negotiations next week. Marin will not oversee the formation of the new government as she has resigned as the SDP leader. The party is ready to govern and be part of a future coalition as a non-ministerial member. The SDP received 19.9% of the votes in Sunday’s election, falling behind the National Coalition of Petteri Orpo and the Finns Party. Marin expressed that her three years as the head of the government have been challenging and tested her resilience. She sees the election result as an opportunity to turn the page in her life.
President Niinisto accepted Marin’s resignation and has asked the government to remain in office until a new executive is named, pending the election winner Petteri Orpo to begin negotiations next week.
Marin will not be in charge of these negotiations to form a government, after he has resigned as SDP leader, a party, has said, that “it is ready to govern” in the event that the formation can be part of a future coalition, in which it does not see itself as a minister. However, she will continue as a deputy.
The SDP obtained 19.9% of the votes in Sunday’s elections, and although it improved its results, it fell behind the conservative National Coalition of Petteri Orpo and the extreme right of the Finns Party, so there will foreseeably be a turn politician in the Nordic country.
In conversation with local media, Marin assured that these three years -he took office in December 2019- at the head of the government have been hard.
In turn, with a slightly moved face, he added that the charge tested his resistance capacity.
“These have been exceptionally difficult years and tough times. With this electoral result, I feel that I have the opportunity to turn the page in my own life, ”she mentioned.
In conclusion, the resignation of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin marks the end of a challenging three-year term for her government. While the Social Democratic Party improved its results in Sunday’s elections, it was not enough to secure a victory over their conservative and far-right rivals. Marin has stepped down as party leader but will continue to serve as a deputy. As Finland begins negotiations to form a new government, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the Nordic country. Nonetheless, Marin expressed her relief that she can now turn the page in her own life.