Finland Is About to Get the World’s Youngest Prime Minister
- Sanna Marin will also be the third woman ever to lead Finland
- Polls show rising support for anti-immigration Finns Party
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At just 34 years old, Sanna Marin is about to make history as she becomes the world’s youngest serving prime minister.
The Finnish Social Democrat won her party’s backing over the weekend, and is set to be confirmed on Tuesday. Marin will need to govern a five-party coalition that just ousted her predecessor, Antti Rinne, after he stumbled on a number of key issues. In the end, he was toppled in a dispute centering on pay at the state postal company.