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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley

Finnish PM Sanna Marin tests negative for drugs after party video leak

Sanna Marin in front of microphones.
Sanna Marin told a press conference she had never taken drugs or seen any being used at the party. Photograph: Roni Rekomaa/Rex/Shutterstock

Finland’s prime minister, Sanna Marin, has tested negative in a drugs test she took after a leaked video last week showed her dancing exuberantly and drinking at a party at which unsubstantiated reports claimed drugs may have been circulating.

The test was taken on 19 August and found no narcotics, the government said in a statement on Monday. It provided no details of what kind of test was used or what it screened for, but it said the prime minister would pay for it herself.

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