Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin concedes defeat in close election race.

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Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin concedes defeat in close election race.
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Petteri Orpo, the leader of Finland's National Coalition Party, has won a tight three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre-left party. Orpo secured 20.8% of the vote, ahead of the right-wing populist Finns Party and the centre-left. Marin increased her party's seats and secured 19.9% of the vote. Orpo will now have to form a majority coalition, and if he succeeds, he will become the next prime minister.

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