Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old incoming prime minister, is the hope of a coalition
Marin will lead a government at a younger age even than New Zealand’s Premier, Jacinda Ardern, who was 37 at the time of her appointment
09 December 2019 - 16:39
Helsinki — 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 centring on pay at the state postal company...
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