Finnish Prime Minister apologizes for controversial new photo – BFMTV

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized to the press after a new controversy over the release of a photo of a party held at her official residence. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized, this Tuesday, for a controversial photograph taken at his residence. This new controversy comes less than a week after the release of a video showing her partying which sparked an avalanche of criticism. The photo, released by Finnish media, shows two women kissing, removing the top of their clothes to bare their busts and cover their chests with a “Finland” sign. Sanna Marin confirmed on Tuesday that the photo was taken at her official residence in Kesaranta, after she attended a music festival which took place from July 8 to 10. “I think the photo is inappropriate, I apologize. This photo should not have been taken,” Sanna Marin told reporters in Helsinki. The Prime Minister explained that at that time, “friends” were in her residence to “spend the evening” and “go to the sauna”. The photograph was first published on a TikTok account by an influencer and former contestant for the Miss Finland pageant, who herself appears in the photo. New controversy after drug test “having control over a situation where different materials may still be held by various parties.” Sanna Marin made headlines last week when a video leaked that showed her dancing and partying with friends and of celebrities. Comments heard in the video were interpreted by some as referring to narcotics, which was the subject of heated debate on social media and led the Prime Minister to take a drug test on Friday to “dispel any suspicion”. The test turned out to be negative, Sanna Marin’s office said on Monday. “Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s drug test dated August 19, 2022 did not reveal the presence of drugs,” Marin’s office said in a statement, adding that the results were signed by a doctor. .Support from her party and some internet users Her way of dancing was judged by some as unsuitable for a Prime Minister while others defended her right to have fun with friends in a private setting. On social media, several women have filmed themselves dancing to express their support. So far Ms. Marin has enjoyed the support of her party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Antti Lindtman, leader of the SDP group in parliament, told a conference that the prime minister had his group’s support. “I don’t see a big problem with her dancing with friends at a private event,” he said. Sanna Marin has previously come under fire for parties at her official residence. In December 2021, she Marin had been criticized for having danced until dawn when she was a contact case for the Covid-19.