and pope francis is now expected to preside over a gruelling schedule of easter services. but his hospital stay has intensified speculation about his longer term future. pope francis has indicated repeatedly that he would stand down were his health to fail him. he s 86 years old, he has a number of significant health complaints, and many here wonder whether that time might come sooner rather than later. for now, celebration. the pope clearly delighted to be back amongst his people, reassuring the faithful of his devotion. jenny hill, bbc news, rome. early results from the finnish elections have given the centre right national coalition party a 0.1% lead over prime minister sanna marin s social democrats. with 42% of the votes counted, the ncp have 20.8% of the vote with the government on 20.7 whilst the far right finns party have 18.6%.
is the widespread nature of these tornadoes means it s actually very difficult for local officials to get in to assess the damage and to determine what kind of assistance is needed. so this is going to go on for several days. and we re hearing from the federal government as well, that while those inspections are going on, there is a very strong likelihood that similar announcements will be made, in terms of major disaster zones for other towns and cities in a wide number of different states. to finland now, and the centre right national coalition party have claimed victory in a tightly fought election. with nearly all votes counted, the ncp currently hold 48 of the 200 parliamentary seats, with the far right true finns party on 46 and prime minister sanna marin s social democrats in third with 43. the winner of the vote will have the first chance at creating a ruling coalition. speaking after the results, the ncp leader, petteri 0rpo told of the change his government
Marin, seen by fans around the world as a millennial role model for progressives, has antagonized some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education that they see as irresponsible