Finland's young leader is popular but faces tough reelection

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A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government.

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FILE - Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin attends a joint news conference with Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer after a meeting in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Having held Finland’s top job for over three years now Prime Minister Sanna Marin - one of Europe’s most visible and youngest government leaders - has witnessed major changes inside and outside the Nordic country that borders Russia.

HELSINKI — A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government. The election is taking place days after Finland cleared the last big hurdle in its 10-month campaign to join NATO.

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