Finland PM Sanna Marin is cleared following inquiry after video showed her partying with friends

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was today cleared of misconduct following an official inquiry after a leaked video showed her partying last August.

Scores of complaints were filed to Finland‘s chancellor of justice, Tuomas Pöysti, after Marin, 36, was shown dancing and partying with friends and celebrities, which made headlines around the world. 

But the chancellor, an independent office responsible for overseeing the legality of government activities and to which any citizen can lodge complaints, concluded that Marin had not neglected her duties as prime minister.

Pöysti concluded that there was ‘no reason to suspect the prime minister of unlawful conduct in the performance of her duties or of neglect of her official duties’. 

At the time of the scandal, Marin said she spent ‘an evening with friends’ and that the videos were ‘filmed in private premises’.

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At the time of the scandal, Marin said she spent ‘an evening with friends’ and that the videos were ‘filmed in private premises’. Complaints to the chancellor alleged that Marin was unfit to work ‘due to alcohol consumption’ and claimed her behaviour

‘I am human. And I too sometimes long for joy, light and fun amidst these dark clouds,’ she said.

Complaints to the chancellor alleged that Marin was unfit to work ‘due to alcohol consumption’, claimed her behaviour was inappropriate for a prime minister and that she undermined Finland’s ‘reputation and security’.

But the chancellor said the complaints failed to establish that Marin had omitted or jeopardised a ‘specific official duty’.

In August, Marin took a drug test, which was negative, to clear up any suspicion voiced by some that comments heard on the video referred to narcotics – something heavily debated on social media and strongly denied by the prime minister

Assessing the ‘moral and social’ dimension of a prime minister’s leisure activities is ‘a matter for parliament,’ the chancellor said, adding that: ‘Political accountability is also weighed periodically in democratic elections’.

In August, Marin took a drug test, which was negative, to clear up any suspicion voiced by some that comments heard on the video referred to narcotics – something heavily debated on social media and strongly denied by the prime minister.

The backlash over the incident led to several prominent female political figures around the world showing their support for her. 

The backlash over the incident led to several prominent female political figures around the world showing their support for Marin. Hillary Clinton tweeted message of support along with a picture of herself dancing

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In August former secretary of state Hillary Clinton tweeted: ‘As Ann Richards said, “Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.” Here’s me in Cartagena while I was there for a meeting as Secretary of State. Keep dancing, @marinsanna’.