She s received praise for steering the country to within days of nato membership. but she s been seen as a polarising figure. she came under scrutiny last year when a video of her singing, dancing and drinking became public. with more on this, i m joined by our europe regional editor paul moss. good to see you. talk to us about the significance of this result, it was a very tight result. it the significance of this result, it was a very tight result.- was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? it was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? it is was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? it is a was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? it is a bit was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? it is a bit of- was a very tight result. it was, wasn t it? it is a bit of a - wasn t it? it is a bit of a collision with elections to talk about a knife edge result, but this really was. yes, the national coalition party centre right came in first, but it did with just over 20%. the far right vinh s party got just over 20%. the place social democrats with just over 20%. neither party won a majority, so that means they will have to have a coalition government of sorts. but i think this makes forming a coalition very difficult, because whoever goes into partnership with the centre right national coalition
Let s take a listen to what sanna marin had to say following the result. translation: this is a great day because we translation: this is a great day because we have translation: this is a great day because we have done translation: this is a great day because we have done well - translation: this is a great day because we have done well in - translation: this is a great day because we have done well in the j because we have done well in the elections. congratulations also to the coalition party and to the fins. democracy has spoken, the finnish people have cast their votes and celebrating democracy is always a wonderful thing. ms marin became the world s youngest prime minister in 2019 aged 34. she s received praise for steering the country to within days of nato membership. but she s been seen as a polarising figure. she came under scrutiny last year when a video of her singing, dancing and drinking became public. our europe regional editor paul moss eplained what this result means. it isa it is a bit ofa it is a bit of a cliche with elections to talk about a knife edge result but this really was it. yes, the national coalition party