Finnish PM Sanna Marin , Tests Negative for Drugs.
According to Yahoo News, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin revealed she had taken a drug test on Aug. 19.
The voluntary test came after a video surfaced showing the prime minister dancing at a party with friends.
Critics accused Marin of being on drugs,
as some allege that chants pertaining to cocaine could be heard in the background. .
BBC News reports that she was tested for cocaine, amphetamines, cannabis and opioids. .
On Aug. 23, Helsinki officials said no illegal substances were found in Marin's system. .
No narcotics were found in the prime minister’s drug test, Finnish government, via statement.
Marin, Finland's youngest-ever prime minister at age 36, maintains that while she drank and danced with friends, she did nothing wrong.
I spent the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes.
Danced and sang. , Sanna Marin, Finnish PM, via statement.
I have not used drugs myself, or anything other than alcohol. I’ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things, Sanna Marin, Finnish PM, via statement.
Yahoo News reports that hundreds of Finnish women have taken to social media to post videos of themselves dancing in solidarity with Marin.