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<French #238> Parliamentary elections in Finland: victory for the center-right, Prime Minister Sanna Marin beaten - le 2 avril 2023

   Today's article is about the defeat of the ruling party at the parliamentary elections in Finland from "France 24" dated April 2, 2023.

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French Original

Législatives en Finlande : victoire du centre-droit, la Première ministre Sanna Marin battue

 

(photo) À gauche, la Première ministre Sanna Marin a reconnu sa défaite aux législatives de dimanche 2 avril face au chef du parti de centre-droit Petteri Orpo (à droite).

 

La Première ministre finlandaise Sanna Marin a reconnu sa défaite, dimanche, à l'issue de législatives serrées qui ont vu le parti de centre-droit de Petteri Orpo arriver en tête. De son côté, le parti d'extrême droite a battu son propre record.

 

English Translation

Parliamentary elections in Finland: victory for the center-right, Prime Minister Sanna Marin beaten

 

(photo)  On the left, Prime Minister Sanna Marin admitted defeat in the parliamentary elections on Sunday April 2 against center-right party leader Petteri Orpo (right).

 

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin admitted defeat on Sunday after tight parliamentary elections that saw Petteri Orpo's center-right party come out on top. For its part, the far-right party broke its own record.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

arriver: to arrive, to come

<B>

battue > battu (battre): beaten (beat)

<C>

côté: side

<D>

défaite: defeat

<I>

à l'issue de: at the conclusion of

<L>

législatives: general elections

<P>

propre: own

<R>

a reconnu: (has) admitted

<S>

serrées > serré: tight

<T>

tête: head

<V>

vu (voir): seen (see)