“I can honestly say that this past week has not been the easiest of my life.
In fact, it was quite difficult”.
This Wednesday, August 24, with a trembling voice and red eyes, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin again justified and apologized to her compatriots after the recent publication of controversial videos showing her partying at an event of her Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lahti, southern Finland.
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"It's private, it's joy and it's life"
"I am a human being.
I sometimes also long for joy, light and pleasure in the midst of these dark clouds,” she said, her eyes misty.
Before adding: "It's private, it's joy and it's life (…) but I never missed a day of work".
It must be said that the whole country is scarred following the broadcast of these festive videos.
Some blamed him for inappropriate behavior, others defended his right to enjoy a private event with his friends.
The whole thing gave rise to rumors of alleged drug use.
To dismiss any suspicion, Sanna Marin even did a screening test, which turned out to be negative.
“I want to believe that people will watch what we do at work rather than what we do in our free time,” she pleaded on Wednesday.
Words that have not failed to echo on social networks.
In response to this controversy, some Finnish women went to the said networks to voice their indignation at the spoilsports.
Since last week, hundreds of women have posted videos of themselves dancing and partying in support of their prime minister, reports this Saturday, August 20, our colleagues from the
Guardian
.
Sanna Marin also apologized on Wednesday for another controversy.
On Tuesday August 23, the Finnish press unveiled photos taken at its official residence in early July, where two women can be seen kissing, lifting their tops to reveal their busts and covering their chests with a “Finland” sign.
“I think the photo is inappropriate, I apologize.
This photo should not have been taken,” says the leader.
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Target of repeated criticism
Since her accession to the post of Prime Minister in 2019, at the age of 34, Sanna Marin has multiplied criticism related to her hobbies, her age or her gender.
In 2020, the young woman was accused of “playing the models” in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis after posing for a magazine with a simple blazer with nothing underneath except a necklace.
Last December, she was accused of having gone to a nightclub after having rubbed shoulders with a Covid-19 contact case in the government (without even bothering to take her company laptop).
And ten days ago, it was a photo of her in an evening dress that hit the headlines.
The desire of the 30-year-old to maintain a normal social life is not new, however.
After her election, the latter immediately announced that she would not be a traditional politician.
In a 2020 interview with
British Vogue
, Sanna Marin even said she wanted to "just be honest and be herself."