Finland: Prime Minister Sanna Marin submits to drug test
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin holding a press conference in Helsinki, August 19, 2022. © Roni Rekomaa/AP
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had taken a drug test following the release of a video showing her partying with friends.
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Last Wednesday, a video appeared on social networks.
We see the head of the Finnish government having fun with a group of friends.
Very quickly, the images visibly filmed in a private setting are taken up, shared, commented on by Internet users and various media.
Sanna Marin, 36, all smiles, sings and dances without restraint.
The critics fuse.
The attitude of the leader is considered inappropriate and inappropriate for a Prime Minister by her detractors.
Finland's Prime Minister @MarinSanna is in the headlines after a video of her partying was leaked today.
She has previously been criticized for attending too many music festivals & spending too much on partying instead of ruling.
The critics say it's not fitting for a PM.
pic.twitter.com/FbOhdTeEGw
— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) August 17, 2022
“
These videos are private, they were filmed in private places,
” said the Prime Minister.
"
I was spending an evening with friends
."
Sanna Marin, who
was nominated in 2019
at the age of 34, has previously faced criticism over parties held at her residence.
Rumors of drug use
Very controversial rumors ensue: the president of the Social Democratic Party would use narcotics.
The expression “
flour gang
”, in allusion to cocaine, is launched by unidentified people on the video.
The opposition seizes on the rumour, demands an anti-drug screening test.
Sanna Marin defends herself.
She admits to having drunk alcohol, but adds that she has never used drugs in her life.
She also assured that she had not witnessed the use of drugs by any of the participants.
To put an end to the controversy, the Prime Minister agreed to take a screening test.
The results will be known within a week.
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