Finland’s Nail-Biter Election Sets Stage for Tough Talks
Antti Rinne on April 14.
Photographer: Antti Aimo-koivisto/AFP via Getty Images
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Finland has had its closest election result in 60 years, handing victory to the Social Democrats with a margin of just 6,813 votes over the nationalist Finns Party. The conservative National Coalition came in a close third, while the Green League posted its best result ever.
The outcome sets the stage for tough talks on forming a viable coalition, with compromises necessary across the political spectrum.