Finland's center-right party claims win in tight election

BREAKING: Finland's center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory with 94.2% of votes counted in a tight three-way parliamentary race, appearing to beat the ruling Social Democrats led by Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

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HELSINKI — Finland’s center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory with 97.7% of votes counted in Sunday’s extremely tight three-way parliamentary race, appearing to beat the ruling Social Democrats led by Prime Minister Sanna Marin. The National Coalition Party was on top with 20.7%, followed closely by the right-wing populist party The Finns with 20.1%, while the Social Democrats garnered 19.9%.

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