New party video causes headaches for Finnish prime minister – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

It was on Wednesday that a minute-long video of the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin at a party began to circulate on social media. At the party there is dancing, drinking and swearing, which is not particularly unusual at parties in both Norway and Finland. Sanna Marin had to comment on the party videos that have circulated on social media. The special thing is that the party with the Finnish prime minister in the center was filmed, and that on the video it can be heard that there is some talk about this being a “meljeng”, which can be interpreted as that drugs were also used at the party. In this context, flour can be interpreted as powder, which in turn can be narcotic substances. It must be emphasized that based on the material available, it is difficult to say whether this is really what is being said, which Prime Minister Sanna Marin was also aware of when she was confronted with the video on Thursday morning. Marin: I’ve done legal things – I haven’t used drugs, and I haven’t used anything other than alcohol. I have danced, sung, partied and done anything that is completely legal. – And I have also not been in such situations where I have seen that others have used drugs, Sanna Marin told YLE. The video shows Marin together with a number of other more or less famous people in lively dancing at a party in what appears to be a private home. Marin said she was surprised that someone had made the video public, and believes this is a clear violation of her privacy. The video with the Finnish Prime Minister is the big news story in Finland on Thursday. Photo: MATIAS HONKAMAA / AFP Go and get tested The leader of the populist party Sannfinnenne, Riikka Purra says that she believes that Prime Minister Sanna Marin should voluntarily take a test for possible drug use, in order to put an end to the rumours. According to several Finnish media, Marin has stated that she is willing to be tested for drug use. – We have confidence in the prime minister, said group leader for the Social Democrats in the Finnish Riksdag, Antti Lindtman, at a press conference in Kuopio, according to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. In December 2021, Sanna Marin had to apologize that she had visited a nightclub at the same time that strict rules had been introduced for what members of the government could do, due to the covid-19 epidemic.



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