World's youngest prime minister resigns

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin officially submitted her resignation to President Sauli Niinistö on the morning of April 6 on behalf of her coalition government.

The resignation was quickly accepted by President Niinistö. The Finnish Head of State also asked the ministers to continue working as a caretaker government until a new government is formed.

Ms. Marin took over the Finnish government in December 2019, when she was 34 years old, making her the youngest prime minister in the world .

In accepting the resignation, the Finnish President thanked Ms. Marin and her government for their efforts during a time of extraordinary events: Ms. Marin's term as Prime Minister began just before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, continued as Russia launched a military campaign in Ukraine, and ended when Finland officially became a member of the NATO alliance.

Outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin formally hands over her resignation to President Sauli Niinistö on behalf of her coalition government, April 6, 2023. Photo: YLE

Previously, on April 5, Ms. Marin announced that she would resign as leader of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP) next September.

“I have come to the conclusion that I will not seek to continue as SDP leader at the party's upcoming conference in September,” the 1985-born prime minister told reporters in Helsinki.

The 37-year-old politician said she would continue as a Finnish lawmaker, despite speculation that a top international post might await her. “I have not been offered any international position. I will continue my work as a member of parliament,” Marin said.

Ms Marin said she planned to lead the SDP's talks with the centre-right National Coalition Party (NCP) in upcoming talks on forming a new government, but she did not expect to become a minister if the next government included members of her SDP.

“I don't think there's any chance that I'll be on that list of ministers,” she said.

Despite her prominence in European politics, Ms Marin has failed to translate her extraordinary popularity into enough seats in Finland's 200-seat unicameral parliament, known as Eduskunta, for her SDP to remain in power.

In the general election in the Nordic country on April 2, the SDP came in third place with 43 seats, behind the center-right NCP led by Petteri Orpo with 48 seats, and the far-right Finns Party led by Riikka Purra with 46 seats.

Traditionally, the NCP has won the chance to form a government and its leader usually becomes prime minister. Mr Orpo will be appointed to lead the coalition talks starting on April 14 .

Minh Duc (According to YLE, Le Monde)

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