Finland's centre-right party claims win in tight election
With the top three parties expected to each get around 20% of the vote, no party is in position to form a government alone.
Over 2,400 candidates from 22 parties were vying for the 200 seats in the Nordic country's parliament.Finland's general election on Sunday was expected to result in a tight race between three political parties, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats fighting to secure a second term and her party's conservative opponent taking an early lead in the vote count.With 44% of the votes counted, the centre-right National Coalition Party was on top with 20.
Marin remains popular at home but her party's views on the Finnish economy, which emerged as the main campaign theme, were being challenged by conservatives. "We also want to tighten up our attitude towards the European Union," Purra said during a campaign event in the municipality of Kirkkonummi, her home district located some 45 kilometres west of Helsinki.
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