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Political party in Finland
Independence Party campaigning in the
2015 Finnish parliamentary election
Kansalaisliitto (
abbr. KaL ; formerly Independence Party (
Finnish : Itsenäisyyspuolue , IPU;
[3]
Swedish : Självständighetspartiet
[4] ) is a
minor
Eurosceptic
political party in
Finland .
[5] It was founded in 1994 as Alliance for Free Finland . The party supports Finland’s membership in the
European Economic Area , however it is against its membership in the
European Union and the
Eurozone . The party opposes Finland’s membership in
NATO .
[6]
Party organization
Based in
Laitila , Kansalaisliitto is a registered party.
[7] The party has 2 out of 31 city counselors in Laitila,
[8] elected at the
2017 Finnish municipal elections .
[9] Kansalaisliitto is a minor political party;
[10] it has never had any MPs in the
Finnish Parliament .
[11] The
youth wing is called Independence Youth.
[12] The party is a member of
The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements (TEAM).
[13]
History
Kansalaisliitto was founded in 1994 as Alliance for Free Finland (
Finnish : Vapaan Suomen Liitto, VSL ;
Swedish : Förbundet för det Fria Finland, FFF ).
[3]
[14] Its chairman from its founding until 2004 was
Ilkka Hakalehto .
[15]
Antti Pesonen served as the party's chairman from 2004 until his resignation for health reasons in 2015. He was re-elected chairman 2016,
[5] but resigned again in 2017 shortly before his death in April.
[16] He had previously been a city councilor of the party in
Alajärvi .
[2] Henri Aitakari followed Pesonen as the chairman.
[17]
Kansalaisliitto has been admitted into the party register four times,
[11] the latest re-admission having taken place in January 2017.
[16] Only
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism has dropped out and been re-admitted as many times.
[11] The party was de-registered again in 2023 after failing to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections.
[18]
References
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b
c
"Yhteystiedot" (in Finnish). Independence Party. Retrieved 1 March 2024 .
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a
b Rautanen, Päivi (30 November 2016).
"Itsenäisyyspuolueella jälleen kannattajat koossa" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
^
a
b Mickelsson, Rauli (2007).
Suomen puolueet: historia, muutos ja nykypäivä (in Finnish). Tampere: Vastapaino. p. 293.
ISBN
978-951-768-217-6 .
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"Itsenäisyyspuolue r.p., Självständighetspartiet r.p." (in Finnish). Suomen Asiakastieto. Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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a
b Rautanen, Päivi (15 August 2016).
"Antti Pesonen johtaa jälleen Itsenäisyyspuoluetta" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
^ Tikkala, Hannu; Tolkki, Kristiina (3 April 2019).
" 'Hävittäjähankinnat peruttava, 1 200 euron perustulo kaikille, opintolainat nollattava' – tätä kaikkea pienpuolueet lupaavat äänestäjille" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 May 2019 .
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"Kansalaisliitto r.p., Medborgarförbundet r.p." Puoluerekisteri.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
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"Kaupunginvaltuusto" (in Finnish). City of Laitila. Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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"Kuntavaalit 2017: Itsenäisyyspuolue" . Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
^ Niemistö, Elina (13 April 2015).
"Vaaliennakko: Pienpuolueiden ehdokkaat uskovat asiaansa" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
^
a
b
c Rautanen, Päivi (30 January 2017).
"Itsenäisyyspuolue pääsi jälleen puoluerekisteriin ja teki samalla ennätyksen" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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"Itsenäisyysnuoret haluavat pelastaa maapallon" . Ilkka (in Finnish). 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
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"Members and observers of TEAM" . TEAM. Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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"Political parties and abbreviations used in municipal elections in 2000" . Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Municipal elections [e-publication] . Helsinki: Statistics Finland. 31 May 2004 [2000].
ISSN
2323-1114 . Retrieved 14 May 2018 .
^ Rautanen, Päivi (31 August 2015).
"Itsenäisyyspuolue etsii puheenjohtajaa" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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a
b
"Itsenäisyyspuolueen entinen puheenjohtaja Antti Pesonen on kuollut" . Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). STT. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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"Henri Aitakarista Itsenäisyyspuolueen puheenjohtaja" . Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018 .
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"Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä" . Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023 .
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