Finland’s Premier Marin to Step Down After Election Loss
- Millennial leader won’t continue as head of Social Democrats
- 37-year-old Marin said she plans to return to parliament
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Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin will step down as the leader of her Social Democratic Party and abandon other leadership roles following the loss in parliamentary elections last weekend.
Marin announced her plan to step down as party chair in September and not seek a seat of Finland’s next cabinet. Speaking to reporters in Helsinki on Wednesday, she also declined to consider candidacy in next year’s presidential election, but plans to return to parliament.