The leaked party video from Sanna Marin is of interest to the media around the world – are prime ministers allowed to party, asks the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel

The leaked party video from Sanna Marin is of interest

Foreign media have mostly reported on the controversy sparked by Marini’s celebration in Finland.

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Politico and other foreign media outlets that wrote about the video focus their stories largely on the criticism sparked by Marin’s celebration. Suspicions have also been raised about the drug references of some of the partygoers, as well as the commotion that arose earlier about Marin’s leisure activities.

publishes a video summary that has sparked discussion, because the prime minister is the country’s most significant power user, whose privacy protection is therefore clearly lower than that of an ordinary citizen.

The activities of the Prime Minister, even in his free time, have social significance, and Prime Minister Marin himself has confirmed the authenticity of the videos.

The Sun lists a bunch (you go to another service) other situations where Marin’s leisure activities have caused a stir. However, the newspaper also remembers to mention that Marin has been outspoken about the Russian president Vladimir Putin a critic after the country’s attack on Ukraine and has been leading Finland towards NATO membership.

The BBC states that Marin does not hide her partying and is often seen at music festivals.

In the Twitter comments cited by Newsweek, it has been stated, among other things, that US leaders are “practically corpses who have no good ideas and are never invited to parties”, and that “the US is full of old politicians who go to bed at 9pm, while Finland has Marin” .

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