Sanna Marin

2022 - 8 - 18

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Work hard, party hard: Finland's Sanna Marin faces backlash after ... (POLITICO.eu)

Of all the EU leaders to party with, you'd probably have the most fun with Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported ...

“The people are also allowed to expect this from their prime minister,” he “It feels bad that they have been published.” [Finnish media](https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/0de02690-e813-4ced-88ed-3ee8123f16be).

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Sanna Marin: Finland's prime minister hits back over party video ... (Euronews)

The leaked video shows the prime minister at a private party with friends, singing to Finnish pop hits and dancing - but there's also a cocaine reference ...

However, they may have misheard or misinterpreted the words, and confused "jauhojengi" with "jallujengi" which is a reference to a popular type of Finnish brandy called Jaloviina. "I trusted that since the videos are private and taken at a private event, they would not be published." It is not clear who leaked the video of Marin -- which seems to have been posted as an Instagram story and features clips taken at different times of the evening - although a shared video clip from at least one of the guests who attended is included in the montage.

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Sanna Marin: Finland PM partying video causes backlash (BBC News)

She has faced criticism from opposition parties, with one leader demanding she take a drug test. Ms Marin, 36, denied taking drugs, saying she only drank ...

- She comes from a modest background. She added that she felt no need to change her behaviour. Pretty much the same as many people my age," Ms Marin said. "I danced, sang, and partied - perfectly legal things. - In 2015, she spoke about the stigma she encountered when her mother was in a same-sex relationship And MP Mikko Karna, a member of the Centre Party who serve in Ms Marin's coalition government, tweeted that "it would be wise" for her to "voluntarily undergo a drugs test".

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Finland prime minister Sanna Marin 'disappointed' at party video ... (Sky News)

Ms Marin says she is dismayed the videos made their way outside of her friendship circle but insists she's done nothing wrong.

Danced and sang," "I'm disappointed that they've become public. The prime minister, one of the world's youngest leaders, said she had nothing to hide and that the videos were meant to be shared just among her group.

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Supporters defend Finnish PM Sanna Marin's right to party after ... (The Guardian)

Video published of country's youngest ever leader, 36, dancing exuberantly and drinking with friends. Sanna Marin. 00:24. Leaked footage of Sanna Marin ...

Marin later said she was “very sorry” for the lapse. A senior Social Democrat MP, Antti Lindtman, said she had “a lot of sympathy and support”. There was “dancing at a private event”, he said. “I see nothing to write home about.” She said she had nothing “to conceal or hide” and was determined to continue to be “the same person as I have been until now … [Finnish media alleged](https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/0de02690-e813-4ced-88ed-3ee8123f16be) a voice in the background could be heard shouting “the flour gang”, supposedly a reference to cocaine or amphetamines. “The people are entitled to expect this from their prime minister,” he said. Marin responded that she was willing to take a drugs test if necessary. “Nor have I been in such a situation that I would have seen or known others [using drugs]. But I also think it’s quite unusual that something like this is required.” I’m pretty sure that’s the same as many people my age”. [Marin told reporters](https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12581590) she was “upset” that the clips, which she knew were being filmed but had believed would remain private, had been leaked.

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin says no drugs, just lots of dancing at 'wild ... (The Globe and Mail)

Marin said she did not take any drugs during a “wild” party at a private home.

I have also not been in a situation where I would know that others are doing it that way,” Marin said, according to the Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. In July, Marin attended a popular Finnish rock festival. A video posted on a social media shows six people dancing and mimicking a song in front of a camera, including Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

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Watch: Finland PM Sanna Marin faces backlash after wild party ... (WION)

Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister of Finland, has found herself at the centre of a controversy after a video of her partying with her friends surfaced online ...

You won't believe it, but the prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, is on fire in this video. If anything, she's on the left in a black top and white pants. This is the Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin. The Prime Minister of Finland is seen dancing and singing in a new video released on Wednesday. Marin and other partygoers can be seen dancing and singing together in the videos, which are made up of multiple clips. The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows her drinking and partying.

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin under fire after party video surfaces (Fox News)

A leaked video shows Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing with friends, and she defended her actions, saying, "I am going to be exactly the same ...

[Pekka Haavisto tested positive for COVID-19](https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus). [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP ](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) Pretty much the same as many people my age." [world's youngest prime minister](https://www.foxnews.com/world/finland-sanna-marin-youngest-prime-minister-europe-government) and has regularly appeared at music festivals and nightclubs since taking office. [FINLAND'S 36-YEAR-OLD PRIME MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR CLUBBING AFTER COVID-19 CLOSE CONTACT](https://www.foxnews.com/world/finlands-36-year-old-prime-minister-apologizes-for-clubbing-after-potentially-being-exposed-to-covid-19) [Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin](https://www.foxnews.com/world/finland-president-prime-minister-nato-membership-without-delay) appeared in a video leaked this week that shows her dancing with friends at a private apartment.

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Who is Sanna Marin? The party photos row explained and how long ... (iNews)

Sanna Marin is one of the youngest leaders in the world, and has hit the headlines after footage of her partying emerged. FILE - Finland's Prime Minister ...

Journalist Camille Tawil wrote: “Is she the ‘coolest’ prime minister in the world? I think she is cool!” The country recently dropped its long-neutral stance and asked to join Nato. The video posted on a social media showed six people dancing and singing along to the music, including Ms Marin. On the question of drug use, Ms Marin said: “I didn’t see any evidence that anything was used anywhere”. Twitter user Stanley Kaye said: “If a prime minister’s hobby was to read literature or go to opera then nobody would bat an eyelid. I have also not been in a situation where I would know that others are doing it that way,” Marin added, according to Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. She did not test positive. She started her political career aged 20 by joining the Social Democratic Youth, and became its vice-chair. She has also been praised for her sense of style. and still finds time to party.” Marin stands for the ‘cool generation’, which Putin definitely doesn’t like,” it said.

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin facing backlash over leaked party footage (Aljazeera.com)

Opposition politicians have called for Sanna Marin to take a drug test after a video of her partying circulated online.

“I have a family life, I have a work life and I have free time to spend with my friends. Pretty much the same as many people my age,” she said. At one point, Marin, 36, is seen on her knees with her arms behind her head, dancing and mimicking a song.

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Finland's millennial prime minister forced to defend dancing video ... (Fortune)

The 36-year-old leader told reporters she had "nothing to hide" following calls from lawmakers Mikko Karna and Riikka Purra.

“Yes, I was singing, dancing, hugging my friends, and drinking alcohol,” Marin added. “I didn’t see any evidence that anything was used anywhere.” [Euro News reported](https://www.euronews.com/2022/08/18/sanna-marin-finlands-prime-minister-hits-back-over-party-video-criticism) that the Finnish slang word “jauhojengi”—which translates to “powder gang” and is used in reference to cocaine—may have been confused with “jallu jenny”—a reference to a popular type of brandy called Jaloviina.

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Finland's Prime Minister Is Under Fire After a Video of Her Partying ... (TIME)

Finland's Prime Minister made history by becoming the country's youngest leader ever. Now, her dance moves are drawing attention.

At the time Finland did not require vaccinated individuals to isolate after being exposed to someone who tests positive for the virus.) [She also apologized](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59577371), saying that she did not have her official phone with her and missed a text message advising her to self-isolate. She has hit back by telling others, “I have a family life, I have a work life and I have free time to spend with my friends. [the BBC reported](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62588480). [can be heard shouting about cocaine](https://apnews.com/article/denmark-finland-government-and-politics-6395d0dd1f3a141343f4625e930ba9c6), according to Finnish media, the Associated Press reported. She also said she doesn’t see a need to change her behavior. Marin added that she was disappointed the videos had been shared.

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No drugs, just lots of dancing at 'wild' party: Finland PM Sanna Marin (CTV News)

Finland's prime minister says she did not take any drugs during a 'wild' party in a private home, adding she did nothing wrong when letting her hair down ...

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Sanna Marin, Finnish PM, says videos of her 'boisterous' partying ... (CNN)

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has acknowledged partying "in a boisterous way" after the release of private videos -- but said she is angry that the ...

"I am not being blackmailed. I danced and sang," she said. I resent that these became known to the public," Marin told reporters in Kuopio, Finland.

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Finland's leader Sanna Marin slams leaked video of her partying (FRANCE 24)

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Thursday said she was upset that videos of her dancing at private parties were published online as they were meant ...

[Ukraine](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/), Marin has also faced criticism that her partying could interfere with her ability to quickly carry out her duties if a sudden crisis hit Finland. Marin, 36, also said her ability to perform her official duties had remained unimpaired on the Saturday night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test following the publication of video footage this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs.

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Video of Finnish prime minister partying sparks outrage — and ... (The Washington Post)

Amid an outcry in Finland, Prime Minister Sanna Marin defended her right to spend free time with friends.

Marin was the world’s youngest sitting national leader when she was elected in 2019 at age 34. [telling](https://yle.fi/news/3-12581734) local outlet Yle that she was willing to take a drug test. “Young leaders are not taken seriously based on stereotypes about age. Women leaders are not taken seriously based on stereotypes about gender. [apologized](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/08/finland-prime-minister-clubbing/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14) for another incident in which she stayed out at a Helsinki nightclub until 4 a.m. If not now, then at the next party.” Marin was born more than two decades later, in 1985. Her political rivals seized on the new videos this week, calling on Marin to undergo voluntary drug screenings. “I resent that these became known to the public,” Reuters quoted her as saying. Pretty much the same as many people my age,” Marin said Thursday, the BBC I’ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things,” she added. But many others paused and asked: What’s all the fuss?

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin on the defensive over party video (The Siasat Daily)

Helsinki: After her party videos landed the Finnish Prime Minister into trouble, Sanna Marin on Thursday said that she was ready to take a drug test. The.

Opposition Finns Party leader Riikka Purra called for Marin to take a voluntary drug test. “I have nothing to hide. The 36-year-old, who has faced some criticism over videos of her partying with celebrities, told reporters she was upset that videos taken at a private party were made public.

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin Private Party Videos Leaked (Greek Reporter)

Finnish PM Sanna Marin is facing distress as videos of her dancing and partying wildly at a private party got leaked to the public.

Follow GR on [Google News ](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFV2R5WldWcmNtVndiM0owWlhJdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ)and [subscribe here ](https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Greekreporter)to our daily email! [latest news](https://greekreporter.com/greek-news) from Greece and the world at [Greekreporter.com](https://greekreporter.com). I resent that these became known to the public,” Marin told reporters maintaining she did not know who leaked them. [COVID-19](https://greekreporter.com/tag/covid-19/) tracking device on her person at all times, Marin said she missed a text message instructing her to self-isolate because she had left her work phone at home. [positive for COVID-19](https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/21/president-biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19/). [drugs](https://greekreporter.com/2019/12/15/man-jailed-for-11-months-after-greek-police-mistake-baking-flour-for-drugs/).

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La Finlandaise Sanna Marin, première ministre «la plus cool du ... (Le Temps)

Filmée lors d'une fête privée, la dirigeante de 36 ans s'est attirée louanges et critiques.

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Finlande : Sanna Marin au cœur d'une polémique (EuroTopics)

Une vidéo privée dévoilée au public montre la chef du gouvernement finlandais Sanna Marin se déhanchant sur de la musique et légèrement éméchée.

Elle a fait preuve d'un manque de discernement en plaçant sa réputation et celle de son mandat dans les mains de personnes ne méritant pas sa confiance.» Les gens dont elle s'est entourée ont non seulement envie de faire la fête, mais aussi de se faire voir. «Que se passerait-il, en pleine fête, s'il arrivait quelque chose à la Première ministre finlandaise ou bien si elle devait gérer une question nationale importante - n'oublions pas que le pays est frontalier de la Russie, qui mène une guerre totale contre l'Ukraine ? Si ce n'est pas pour tout de suite, ce sera lors de la prochaine bringue. Levons notre verre à une bonne vivante, qui prouve qu'il est tout à fait possible d'être à la fois une femme politique et un individu comme un autre. Elle semble vouloir se mouvoir dans un cercle de fêtards, dans un monde où comptent les valeurs des riches et des poseurs.

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La Première ministre finlandaise Sanna Marin doit se justifier après ... (L'Obs)

VIDEO. Sanna Marin doit affronter une crise politique après la divulgation sur les réseaux sociaux de la vidéo d'une soirée privée.

« Je ne vois pas de gros problème à ce qu’elle danse avec des amis lors d’un évènement privé », a-t-il dit. Je n’ai pas consommé de drogue, et par conséquent, je n’ai pas de problème pour faire un test », a déclaré Sanna Marin, du Parti social-démocrate (SDP), qui ajoute : « Il serait peut-être bon que tout le monde regarde à nouveau cette vidéo et voie ce qu’elle montre vraiment. En décembre 2021, elle avait ainsi été critiquée pour avoir dansé jusqu’à l’aube alors qu’elle était cas contact pour le Covid-19. Sanna Marin doit affronter une crise politique après la divulgation sur les réseaux sociaux de la vidéo d’une soirée privée. Des rumeurs circulent sur une possible consommation de drogue. « Je n’ai rien à cacher.

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Sanna Marin: What scandal? Finland mostly shrugs at prime ... (Euronews)

A series of stories this week in the Finnish press seemed to want to paint the world's youngest prime minister in a negative light, but most Finns don't ...

Does your child get the necessary care at home" said one man on Twitter; while another woman said Marin was "disrespecting Finland's most influential office and its responsibilities". [Jarno Liski](https://twitter.com/jliski), a reporter with [Iltalehti newspaper who asked](https://twitter.com/jliski/status/1560569172777656322) whether Marin was technically on call and working that weekend, or if she was still on leave when she was filmed drinking and partying with friends, and if a deputy prime minister had been nominated to cover for her, as per the normal procedure. There's been minimal negative reaction so far to this new video - "Did your judgment fail you?

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Finlande : la première ministre Sanna Marin fait polémique après la ... (ladepeche.fr)

Sanna Marin est apparue visiblement ivre sur les réseaux sociaux dans des vidéos qui font polémique. La première ministre finlandaise est notamment ...

"Je vais continuer à être exactement la même personne" a rétorqué la première ministre. La première ministre ne s'est pas laissée déstabiliser par les remarques et a expliqué avoir "une famille, un travail et parfois un peu de temps durant lequel je profite de mes amis." La première ministre finlandaise Sanna Marin est sous le feu des critiques après la divulgation de vidéos sur Instagram où on l'aperçoit ivre en compagnie de ses amis.

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Finland's Sanna Marin takes drug test after leaked dancing video (POLITICO.eu)

Finnish PM says she was never in a condition in which she couldn't 'lead the country.'

I hope that we can be people,” she added. Marin brushed off questions about whether she was in an appropriate condition, given the tensions between Helsinki and Moscow, in which to “lead the country” while she was at the party. Asked whether she’d been in a location where people were using drugs, Marin said, “Of course, I can’t know if someone has used something that I haven’t seen myself.

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin takes drug test after party video causes stir (The Globe and Mail)

During a news conference on Friday, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she had never used illegal drugs in her life.

According to the newspaper, Ms. Marin has said previously that she will continue to have a personal life despite her job. Normally there’s about 1,000 visa application appointments in Russia each day, according to the Finnish government, but that number will soon be limited to 500 a day. Marin, the Nordic country’s youngest-ever prime minister, said she didn’t have any government meetings that weekend and “I had some time off and I spent it with my friends. Marin told a news conference Friday, according to the Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Friday she has taken a drug test “for her own legal protection” after a video was leaked of her dancing and lip-syncing songs at a private party.

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Sanna Marin, Finnish Prime Minister, takes drug test following ... (CNN)

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had taken a drug test after a leaked video of her dancing with friends caused a stir, ...

I resent that these became known to the public," Marin said. For my own legal protection -- although I consider the demand for a drug test unreasonable -- in order to erase such doubts, I have today taken a drug test," Marin told reporters, the broadcaster said. I consider these accusations to be very serious and weighty.

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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin Takes Drug Test, After Clubbing ... (TMZ)

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin might be a party animal, but it's all drug-free ... so says the PM herself who says she can prove it!

BTW, she said she was not drinking heavily. The PM said she was drinking but never took drugs. The vid was posted on a private IG Account ... She said he's expecting the results sometime next week. and it caused quite the stir. The 36-year-old PM dropped the news she took a drug test Friday.

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En Finlande, la Première ministre Sanna Marin a fait un test de ... (Le HuffPost)

Sanna Marin est sous le feu des critiques après qu'une vidéo d'elle en train de faire la fête a été diffusée. Ce vendredi, une nouvelle séquence a été ...

« Je ne vois pas de gros problèmes à ce qu’elle danse avec des amis lors d’un évènement privé », a-t-il dit. Le média cite un témoin qui assure avoir vu Sanna Marin, mariée à [Markus Räikkönen](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAROJJ_enFR975&q=Markus+R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LRT9c3NCqrKiiuSjJX4gXxDNMKU9KKspMKtSSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVXFBfmlx6iJWId_EouzSYoWgw0sys7MPb8tLzdvByriLnYmDAQCWLrvLVgAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbhK-TmdP5AhWmxYUKHXCzCb8QmxMoAXoECF4QAw) depuis 2020, avoir des comportements équivoques avec « au moins trois hommes différents ». Sanna Marin, plus jeune cheffe de gouvernement du monde lorsqu’elle a accédé à ce poste en 2019, a déjà subi le feu des critiques pour des soirées à sa résidence officielle. Je n’ai pas consommé de drogue, et par conséquent, je n’ai pas de problème pour faire un test. Jeudi, elle avait assuré qu’elle ne voyait aucun inconvénient à se soumettre à un test de dépistage de drogues : « Je n’ai rien à cacher. « Je n’ai rien fait d’illégal », a-t-elle déclaré.

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Finland's PM Sanna Marin takes drug test after party 'to clear up ... (The Guardian)

Leaked videos show leader drinking at event at which unconfirmed reports claim drugs may have been taken by others.

“I trust people understand free time and work time can be separated,” she said. “My entire term as prime minister has been a time of crisis and things have been reasonably well taken care of,” she said. The videos were “private, not intended for public viewing”, she said, adding that she was sure other material existed. “As far as I know, I have never been in such a situation,” she said. She described her alcohol consumption as “moderate” and said she had drunk only mild alcoholic drinks at the party. If the need had arisen, “I could have left to take care of work tasks in the evening”, she said.

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Finland PM Sanna Marin takes drugs test after party video causes stir (CTV News)

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test following the publication of video footage this week that showed her partying ...

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Filmée en train de danser, la première ministre finlandaise passe un ... (TVA Nouvelles)

La première ministre de la Finlande, Sanna Marin, a indiqué vendredi avoir passé un test antidrogue.

La première ministre a admis avoir bu de l'alcool. «Je passais une soirée avec des amis». La première ministre finlandaise Sanna Marin a réaffirmé vendredi n'avoir jamais pris de drogue et a déclaré avoir passé un test de dépistage pour dissiper les soupçons, après qu'une vidéo de la jeune femme faisant la fête avec des amis a suscité des critiques.

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Sanna Marin, première ministre de la Finlande, dit s'être soumise à ... (Le Monde)

Sur ces images « privées et filmées dans des lieux privés », la cheffe de gouvernement, 36 ans, est vue en train de danser avec des amis.

[publié par le Centre d’excellence de communication stratégique de l’OTAN (Stratcom)](https://www.stratcomcoe.org/abuse-power-coordinated-online-harassment-finnish-government-ministers) en Lettonie sur la base d’une étude menée en 2020, pointait l’ampleur des attaques et le « harcèlement coordonné » visant spécifiquement les ministres finlandaises sur Twitter. En 2020, des centaines de Finlandaises lui avaient apporté leur soutien en posant en décolleté sur les réseaux sociaux, derrière le hashtag « Imwithsanna » – « Je suis avec Sanna ». « Je ne vois pas de gros problèmes à ce qu’elle danse avec des amis lors d’un événement privé », a-t-il dit. Elle a également dû se justifier à propos d’un baiser sur le cou qu’un reporter a cru identifier sur une des vidéos. « Ces images sont privées, elles ont été filmées dans des lieux privés », avait d’abord réagi la première ministre. Une manière pour la cheffe de gouvernement de 36 ans, issue des rangs du Parti social-démocrate (SDP) de répondre aux diverses rumeurs l’accusant, entre autres, d’avoir pris des stupéfiants au cours de cette soirée.

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Finland's Sanna Marin takes drug test after party video is leaked (Aljazeera.com)

One of the world's youngest government leaders faced calls from her own coalition, opposition to take a drug test.

She admitted to having drunk alcohol. “I consider these accusations to be very serious and, though I consider the demand for a drug test unjust, for my own legal protection and to clear up any doubts, I have taken a drug test today, the results of which will come in about a week.” Sanna Marin, 36, also said her ability to perform her official duties had remained unimpaired on the Saturday night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work.

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Sanna Marin: Finnish PM reveals she has taken drug test (BBC News)

Finland's prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar.

At Friday's news conference, a reporter claimed he seemed to kiss the prime minister on the neck - but she denied that, and said he was talking to her, and possibly kissed her cheek. In the footage - thought to be taken from social media - she and Finnish celebrities are seen dancing and singing at a house party. Ms Marin said she knew she was being filmed, but said she was upset that the footage had become public. "I don't remember a single time that there was a sudden situation in the middle of the night to go to the State Council Palace," she insisted. At a news conference on Friday, Ms Marin said she had taken the test and expects the results next week. Finland's prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar.

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La Première ministre finlandaise Sanna Marin passe un test de ... (Libération)

Largement partagée sur les réseaux sociaux, une vidéo montre la cheffe de gouvernement Sanna Marin dansant avec un groupe d'amis. La séquence a suscité un ...

Sanna Marin, plus jeune cheffe de gouvernement du monde lorsqu’elle a accédé à ce poste en 2019, a déjà subi le feu des critiques pour des soirées à sa résidence officielle. Antti Lindtman, chef du groupe SDP au parlement, a déclaré au cours d’une conférence de son parti jeudi que la Première ministre avait le soutien de son groupe. «Jamais de ma vie, pas même dans ma jeunesse, je n’ai consommé de drogue», a-t-elle martelé vendredi. Le reste des critiques ont porté sur le fait qu’elle était en service en tant que Premier ministre à ce moment-là. 🍸🇫🇮FINLANDE - Une Première ministre a-t-elle le droit de faire la fête ? Vendredi, la tête de proue du Parti social-démocrate a réaffirmé n’avoir jamais pris de drogue et a déclaré avoir passé un test de dépistage pour dissiper les soupçons.

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