On Sunday the Social Democrats in Finland elected her prime minister, so congratulations have poured in from all over the world. The 34-year-old transport minister and second-term MP will be the youngest serving prime minister in the world, and Finland’s youngest prime minister ever. Despite her young age, Marin has been brought in to steady the ship, a prime minister determined to rebuild trust between members. Some social democrats worry that the rise of a young woman as prime minister might scare the rest of their middle-aged, not-so-liberal supporters away. Or will this new prime minister only exacerbate the ongoing culture war between the two blocs?

Source: The Irish Times December 11, 2019 15:33 UTC