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Finnish PM takes drugs test after party video causes stir
"Never in my life have I used drugs," she said.
Helsinki: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said that she had taken a drugs test in the wake of video footage published earlier this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs.
As per details, the video clips of Marin partying with well-known Finnish influencers and artists began circulating in social media this week and they were soon published by several media outlets in Finland and abroad.
Following the controversy in country, Marin stated that her ability to perform her duties was remained unimpaired during the night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work.
The 36-year-old premier had faced calls to do a drug test from politicians in her government coalition as well as from the opposition after the videos emerged.
"In recent days, there have been quite grave public accusations that I was in a space where drugs were used, or that I myself used drugs," she told a news conference.
"I consider these accusations to be very serious and, though I consider the demand for a drug test unjust, for my own legal protection and to clear up any doubts, I have taken a drug test today, the results of which will come in about a week."
"Never in my life have I used drugs," she said, adding that she had not seen anyone doing so at the party she attended.
While many have praised Marin for combining her demanding job with an active private life, others have questioned her decision to allow herself to be filmed even when promised that the videos would not be made public.