Newest NATO member's government resigns

Sanna Marin will remain Finland's prime minister until a new cabinet is formed

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sanna Marin just days after the country became the 31st member of NATO, the president's office has announced.

Marin submitted her request to step down during a meeting with Niinisto at the Mantyniemi presidential residence in Helsinki