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HELSINKI — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday she was upset that a video of her dancing at a private party had surfaced online.
Marin, 36, said Wednesday after a two-minute video of her singing and dancing with famous local influencers and artists went viral on her social media and Finnish media. talked.
The clip was originally posted on her private Instagram account. Marin, who became the world's youngest sitting government leader in December 2019, said he knew he was being filmed but didn't expect the video to be released. .
"These videos are private and shot in private spaces. I am outraged that they have become public knowledge." Marin told reporters. She said she didn't know who leaked them.
Many Finns have voiced their support for the young leader's ability to juggle his private life with a high-profile career. However, Helsingin Sanomat said the episode cast doubt on her judgment.
"Marin may have acted with good faith, but he should not be such a gullible," the newspaper wrote in an editorial. can put the arsenal of information warfare into the hands of those who would do harm to Finland in sensitive situations," the paper reported.
Marin said the video is a compilation of clips from two separate scenes of her from a few weeks ago. She said participants in the event consumed alcohol, but to her knowledge, no one was taking drugs. We danced and sang," Mullin said, denying claims the video was a publicity stunt less than a year before the next general election.
In January Marin told Reuters, She and her fellow young women ministers said they were targeted by widespread hate speech because of their gender and appearance while in office. (Reporting by Essi Lehto, Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
