Sana Marin, 35, Finland’s center-left head of government, has been in controversy since Iltahehti revealed on Tuesday that she was getting up to 300 euros a month in exchange for breakfasts for her family. Official residence in Kisaranta.
In the face of opposition criticism, the prime minister said her predecessors enjoyed the same privilege.
“I did not ask for this support as prime minister, nor did I participate in the decision in this regard,” Marin said today on her Twitter account.
Experts cited by Finnish media suggest that using public funds to pay for the prime minister’s family breakfasts may be a violation of the law.
The police said in a statement justifying the investigation, “The prime minister has been compensated for some meals, despite the fact that the drafting of the Ministerial Salaries Act does not seem to allow for that.”
According to Director of Police Timo Gokkinen, the investigation will focus on decisions made by officials in Marin’s office and “are in no way related to the prime minister and her official activities.”
Two weeks after the municipal elections, the Prime Minister was convinced to open an investigation into the matter and ensured that she would drop support for the time being.
The prime minister, who has been in power since December 2019, is very popular for her management of the Covid-19 epidemic in Finland, one of the least affected countries in Europe, but polls for the June 13 municipal elections show an uptick. In opposition, in particular the far-right movement of the Finnish Party.
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