Sanna Marin: 34-year-old female becomes Finland's youngest prime minister

- Finland has made big history as it now has its youngest politician, Sanna Marin, who will become the country's prime minister

- Marin will be replacing Antti Rinne who lost the confidence of the people following the way he dealt with the country's postal strike

- Finland's new prime minister will be sworn in by Tuesday, December 10, making her one of the youngest public office holders in the world

Finland picked its youngest citizen as prime minister on Sunday, December 8, after former transport minister, Sanna Marin, aged 34, won an election.

The Straits Times reports that Marin's victory was a close margin, making her the replacement for the outgoing Antti Rinne who lost people's confidence with the way he handled postal strike.

“We have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust,” Marin said as she spoke to newsmen, parrying questions that had to do with her age.

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"I have never thought about my age or gender. I think of the reasons I got into politics and those things for which we have won the trust of the electorate,” she said.

It should be noted that the former PM stepped down after long weeks of political unrest following the plan to reduce wage for 700 postal workers.

Marin will be formally sworn in as the new country’s prime minister on Tuesday, December 10.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that an 18-year-old Nigerian British born Deborah Longe, a student of law at the University of Durham, is contesting as MP in Walthamstow constituency.

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Speaking during one of her campaigns, she said her election will help her to fulfill her dream to support the black communities. Her campaign speech has been praised, especially from blacks who she predominantly stands for.

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She is contesting under the Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA), whose main aim is to uphold marital institution and help reduce the number of abortions.

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