Finland's current Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, has announced her resignation as the leader of her Social Democratic Party and will also relinquish other leadership roles following her party's loss in the recent parliamentary elections. Marin, who was briefly the world's youngest prime minister after taking the job in 2019, will step down as party chair in September and has ruled out seeking a seat in Finland's next cabinet or running for candidacy in next year's presidential election.
Despite adding three seats compared to the Social Democrats' showing four years earlier, Marin's party was defeated by the pro-business National Coalition opposition group, which won the recent election. Marin's resignation will make it easier for the party to potentially join a cabinet led by election winner Petteri Orpo. Marin became wildly popular among millennials for her outspokenness and relatability as head of a five-party cabinet led solely by women. She also helped steer Finland through the process of joining NATO, which culminated in membership on Tuesday.