Can a woman politician party, especially when she is at the head of a country?
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has been the subject of significant criticism since the publication, on Wednesday, on social networks, of videos showing her partying.
Some Internet users suspect the Prime Minister of having taken drugs at that time, which she denies.
In these videos, captured from Instagram, we see the 36-year-old Prime Minister singing, dancing and having fun.
She is surrounded by other Finnish personalities.
These are artists, photographers, animators or other political figures, as listed by the Finnish media Iltalehti.
We also hear the mention of "flour gang" on one of these videos, the "flour" being in the middle of cocaine addicts, explains the media.
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.
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— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) August 17, 2022
“I have a family, a job and sometimes a little time during which I take advantage of my friends.
(…) And I confirm it to you: I danced and I sang, I took my friends in my arms and drank alcohol ”, defended this Thursday Sanna Marin, attacked by her detractors for having a little too much fun.
And the Prime Minister, straight in her boots, to affirm that she would continue to have fun in the future.
Already several controversies
"I have never taken drugs and I have not seen any other participant in this evening taking them", said Sanna Marin, questioned by the journalists on the possible presence of drugs during this evening.
"Therefore, I have no problem doing a test" for screening, she said to confirm her non-consumption of illicit substances.
“I have nothing to hide and I have done nothing illegal,” added the Prime Minister, who explained these videos should have remained private.
As the Huffington Post recalls, Sanna Marin is not in her first controversy since taking office in December 2019. In case of contact, she had been seen in a nightclub and then had to apologize, justifying that she missed the text asking her to self-isolate until she tested negative.
She has also come under fire for concert and festival appearances in recent weeks.
Sanna Marin repeated it again on Thursday: “I intend to remain the same person I have always been, and I hope people will agree.
We live in a democracy, and there are elections to settle this kind of debate.
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