Sanna Marin was at the center of a controversy after the publication of a video showing her partying sparked a wave of criticism in the country.
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On the verge of tears. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin defended, on Wednesday August 24, her aspirations to the “joy” and at the “life” after controversy over videos showing her dancing and partying. “I am a human being. I sometimes also long for joy, light and pleasure in the midst of these dark clouds”she said, her voice shaking, at an event organized by her Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lahti, southern Finland.
“It’s private, it’s joy and it’s life”she said, her eyes misty. “But I didn’t miss a single day of work”. The Prime Minister has been the target of controversy since last week after videos of her having fun with friends and celebrities leaked online.
Some criticized her for inappropriate behavior on the part of a Prime Minister, others defended her right to enjoy a private event with her friends. Comments heard on the video were interpreted as referring to narcotics, a subject intensely debated on social networks, which was refuted by the Prime Minister. For “dispel all suspicion”Sanna Marin had taken a drug test, which was negative on Monday. “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, confident that the past week had been “rather difficult”.
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