“I haven’t taken any drugs, so I have no problem taking a drug test,” emphasizes Sanna Marin, 36.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has defended herself against drug use charges after the publication of a video of a private party with her. “I haven’t taken any drugs, so I have no problem taking a drug test,” the 36-year-old politician told reporters in Helsinki on Thursday. Videos had already been shared on online networks showing Marin partying with a group of people.
The videos are private, they were recorded in private locations, Marin explained. “I spent a night with friends,” she added. The head of government added that she had been drinking alcohol at the party she attended – but denied having used drugs or having witnessed the use of drugs by others.
Center Party MP Mikko Karna, one of Marin’s coalition partners, tweeted on Thursday that it would be “wise” for Marin to voluntarily take a drug test.
Antti Lindtman, leader of Marin’s Social Democrats, told a party conference on Thursday that the prime minister had the support of his group. “I don’t see a big problem with her dancing at a private event with friends,” he said. As for a possible drug test, it’s up to Marin to “evaluate that,” Lindtman added.
Finland’s youngest prime minister
Marin is the youngest prime minister in Finnish history. When she took office in 2019, she was the youngest head of government in the world, at 34. She was criticized for parties held at her official residence before the video appeared.
In December 2021, it became known that Marin had danced the night away, although she was in contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid-19. According to a poll commissioned by the Finnish television channel MTV3 at the time, two-thirds of respondents believed that Marin’s party was “a serious mistake”.
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