seems Markus is also partying lately without her - Mutual Freedom or Frustration ?
 Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her husband Markus Räikkönen live very different lives right now :seiska.fi 10/10/22 |
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some excerpts from " The Guardian" on her political controversy:
The political impact for Marin, who has won praise for her handling of the Covid pandemic and for leading Finland out of decades of neutrality and non-alignment to apply for Nato membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has so far been limited.
But some allies are wearying of the furore. Finland’s finance minister, Annika Saarikko, leader of the Centre party which is a member of Marin’s centre-left coalition, said she was “confused and tired” of having to comment on the photos and videos.
The education minister, Li Andersson, from the Left Alliance said she hoped discussion would move on to “substantive issues” such as “our tasks with regard to this coming difficult winter, the energy crisis, Russia’s war of aggression, fair policies”.
Petteri Orpo, of the opposition National Coalition party, said he hoped media and public attention could now focus on “what the prime minister is not doing. We have an energy crisis, galloping inflation, problems in healthcare. We need leadership.”
Within Marin’s Social Democrats, the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper – which spoke to eight party MPs – warned that while she remained highly popular and there was no pressure to remove her, frustration was growing over the repeated scandals.
Several MPs the paper spoke to had criticised Marin’s judgment and considered her actions “imprudent”, it said, adding that concern was mounting about further photos or videos emerging and whether Marin had learned from the experience.
“Everyone sees her as very capable of doing her job,” one MP said. “She has incredible stamina, parties wildly and also takes care of her work. But there are good reasons to worry about her priorities.
“In a situation where elections are approaching, it is extremely important to talk to our older supporters as well. Finland is still a relatively conservative country, especially outside the capital region.”
read the full article here
