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| Finnish 'nyashka'. Ex-premier Sanna Marin is being made into a heroine |
| 2023-05-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Victor Lavrinenko [REGNUM] One of the news that has recently been widely circulated in the world press was the news of the divorce of the former Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin. Apparently, the discord with the man with whom she lived for nineteen years, Marin began last summer. Then the video recordings of too hot parties, in which the head of the Suomi government participated, became public. SANNA MARIN: FROM SALESWOMAN TO PRIME MINISTER Last summer, the couple, apparently, agreed not to wash dirty linen in public, so as not to damage Marin's political career. But in the spring, parliamentary elections were held in the country, as a result of which the woman lost the post of prime minister. After that, the need for secrecy disappeared and it became possible to calmly file a divorce. Nevertheless, despite the unpleasant event for Marin's image, experts predict a cloudless political future for her. To understand why this is so, one should delve into the history of the political career of the “Finnish Snow White”. Thirty-seven-year-old Marin was born into a dysfunctional family. In her early youth, in parallel with her higher education, she worked in a bakery and as a cashier in a department store. She owes her meteoric career to Finland's influential Social Democratic Party, which she joined at the age of twenty. At first she worked in the municipality of the city of Tampere, then she was elected to parliament, in June 2019 she was appointed Minister of Transport. And less than six months later, Marin replaced her party colleague Antti Rinne , who resigned, and became prime minister. This news aroused the interest of the whole world more than during the usual change of prime ministers of a small northern country. All thanks to the bright appearance of Sanna Marin, who looks more like a movie star than a politician. Both Marin herself and the new Finnish cabinet formed by her from representatives of five parties became icons of feminism - out of nineteen of its members, twelve were women. Then there were many enthusiastic panegyrics addressed to the " twelve brave women who shouldered the whole state ." Admired, by the way, not all. The Minister of the Interior of neighboring Estonia, a convinced right-wing radical Mart Helme, muttered live: “ I remembered the words of Vladimir Ulyanov-Lenin that any cook can become a minister, or as he put it there. So we see how the saleswoman rose to the premier - just as some street activists and uneducated people became members of the government . But Helme hushed indignantly, and Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid apologized for his words to her Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö. Serious trials soon really fell on the shoulders of Marin's cabinet - the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, many were surprised by the fact that even in the midst of a pandemic, the government took a course towards the militarization of the country. In October 2020, it became known that the United States plans to supply Finland with combat aircraft, as well as ammunition for them, for a total of $27.2 billion. On this occasion, the left-wing publicist Alexander Kommari , who lives in Finland, wrote that Marin is “leftist” purely nominally - but in fact this “clever and beautiful girl” does not primarily care about the interests of ordinary Finns. Kommari angrily noted: “ The government of the little things ... is going to swell 12 billion euros in the purchase of American military aircraft. The Finns are already acquiring 70 American missiles, which can reach very deep into Russian territory. Despite the fact that there have been no problems and threats in Russian-Finnish relations since 1944 at all . Kommari added that there was a clear health crisis in the country. Therefore, the money that is spent on weapons could be spent with a much greater benefit for ordinary Finns - for example, to train the necessary number of medical staff. "KEEP ON DANCING" If there is in Finland such a category of the population, the interests of which were baked by Marin, it is the sexual minorities. In the summer of 2021, when the country was still under lockdown, Helsinki hosted a Pride Week under the personal supervision of the Prime Minister. The personal involvement of the head of government is not accidental. The ex-premier never ceases to proudly emphasize that she grew up in a same-sex family, in which her mother cohabited with another woman. As Marin complains, in the 80s and 90s it was not yet customary to flaunt such relationships, and therefore she had to remain silent about her family at school. Marin herself, however, adheres to the traditional family format. She married a man, former footballer Markus Räikkönen , now in communications. But at the same time, the former prime minister never tired of emphasizing: “ Pride means a lot to me personally because of my origin. I grew up in a rainbow family. For me, the equality of people and the observance of human rights are issues because of which I once entered politics .” It is easy to understand that Marin understands “human rights” primarily as “gay rights”. Last year, Finland, under the leadership of Marin, took a historic step. Suomi left the status of a neutral state, in which she had been for over seventy years, and headed for NATO membership, for breaking economic and political ties with Russia. Russian political scientists called this process the "Balticization" of Finland. Following the example of the Baltic countries, Helsinki also began to act to the detriment of its own economy, which is very dependent on cooperation with Russia. Marin ruthlessly cut off all these ties - for which she received numerous praises from Brussels and Washington. But soon the position of the prime minister was shaken by a scandal when she was caught addicted to overly fun pastime. First, videos from a private party were leaked to the network, at which the politician was resting violently with friends, dancing and drinking alcohol. At the same time, Internet users noticed that the party participants were talking about some kind of “powder”. In this regard, Marin was suspected of using drugs, she had to pass a test for prohibited substances. She justified herself: “ I have a family, I have a job, and I have free time that I spend with friends. I want to show that these positions are filled by ordinary people who live ordinary lives .” And a little later, a photo became public domain, in which two women kiss in the official residence of the prime minister, covering their bare breasts with a sign with the inscription "Finland". The prime minister had to publicly apologize for this incident as well. She admitted that she threw a party at the government premises during her vacation. In Finnish society, they seriously doubted that Sanna Marin lived up to her high position. Great efforts were expended in order to "smear off" the head of the government. A flash mob was quickly organized, during which hundreds of women from Finland and Denmark posted videos on the network in which they also dance, drink alcohol and have fun with friends. Marin was supported by a number of female politicians, including Hillary Clinton , who addressed the Finnish prime minister on the social network: "Keep dancing." However, this did not help Marin. The scandal badly damaged the reputation of the Social Democratic Party led by her. And as a result of the parliamentary elections held on April 2, 2023, Marin had to transfer the post of prime minister to the representative of the National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo. "YOUNG AUNT" WITH PROSPECTS And soon after the resignation, Sanna Marin announced a divorce. With her husband Markus Räikkönen, the father of her daughter Emma, she has maintained a relationship since 2004, although the couple entered into an official marriage only in 2020. The exact reason for the divorce is unknown, but it can be assumed that the cooling between the spouses began precisely after the videos leaked last summer. On one of them, by the way, she dances with the musician Olavi Uusivirta - at some point he clings to the neck of the married Marin. Eyewitnesses told Seiska that the visibly drunk prime minister " danced intimately " with several men that night and sat on the lap of at least two - in general, she did not behave at all like a married woman. “ The prime minister held the hand of the man next to her, while another man gently held Sanna’s hand ,” a witness to the spectacle reports. In general, Marin's husband should have accumulated enough reasons for discontent, and the news of the divorce did not particularly surprise anyone. Alexander Kommari testifies that the Finns are closely monitoring how the news of Marin's divorce spread through the world media. “Because one of the features of the Finnish mentality is the amazing interest of the Finns in what they say about them abroad. The news about the young prime minister getting into the international press caused the most positive comments in the leading Finnish media: they know about us, they admire us!" the publicist notes. According to him, the reasons why Sanna Marin has become a world star are simple: she is young and pretty, and shares all the right Western values, and was not afraid to start a confrontation with her eastern neighbor. The publicist adds that today's humanity lives in the era of visual images. And in this world, the beautiful Finn Marin has an undeniable advantage over the crowd of male politicians with an ordinary appearance. “ Even if you look at it completely impartially, the legacy of Sanna Marin leaves behind a very doubtful one. But, surprisingly, no one cares. But the pretty young politician aunt is now alone again and in search of new loves - this is world-class news , ”Commari concludes. And one more news - HBO will release a three-part documentary film about the government of Sanna Marin "The Chosen Five". The premiere of this film, which in a laudatory tone will tell about Marin herself and her four colleagues, will take place in early June. Sanna Marin is deliberately made a heroine in the eyes of the layman, so everything will turn out well for her. |
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