One of the youngest heads of government in the world, Sanna Marin, talks about her tough stance on Putin, Finland's application for NATO, and her critics.
When Sanna Marin was elected prime minister of Finland in 2019, she made history. At 34-years-old, Marin became the youngest head of government in the world. But it wasn't the prime minister's political moves that caught the world's attention last summer. It was her dancing. You may recall the uproar after a video of the millennial prime minister partying with friends was leaked to the press.
Sharyn Alfonsi: Putin has said if Finland joins NATO that Russia may be forced to take retaliatory steps. Do you view those words as a threat? Taking sides is not what the Finns are known for, but Sanna Marin seems to enjoy breaking traditions. Marin, who was raised by her mother and her female partner in a working-class neighborhood, was the first in her family to graduate high school, and later, college. She was elected to city council at age 27. Soon, her contentious speeches were shared around Finland on YouTube.
Marin, who was the mother of a newborn, with her now-husband, Markus Raikkonen, took office in December 2019, leading a historic coalition government in which all party leaders were women. A month later, the prime minister and her new cabinet were tested with a global pandemic. In August, a series of private videos, including one of the prime minister dancing with friends, was leaked to the press and made international headlines. Critics accused her of embarrassing Finland, a country that prides itself on being stoic and reserved, and called for her to resign. Opponents demanded the prime minister take a drug test, which was negative.
Sanna Marin: I think-- one of the reasons why it caused that kind of frenzy was the way I looked in the videos, the way I danced.
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