Crystal Party

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Crystal Party
Kristallipuolue (Finnish)
Kristall Parti (Swedish)
AbbreviationKristall
Chairperson Sanna Seesvalo
Secretary Taina Alanen
Vice chairJuho Lahtinen
Founded2014 [1]
Registered2021 [1]
HeadquartersRinnekuja 6, 11100 Riihimäki
Ideology Spirituality [1]
Vaccine hesitancy
Political position Syncretic [1]
Eduskunta
0 / 200
Municipalities
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County seats
0 / 1,379
Website
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The Crystal Party (Finnish : Kristallipuolue, Swedish: Kristall Parti) is a Finnish party that was registered in 2021. The founding meeting of the association that would become the Crystal Party was held on 6 December 2013 by five people. [2] The association was registered in April 2014. [3] The association started gathering signatures in order to register as a political party and reached the required 5000 signatures in March 2021. [1]

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Ideology

Upon registration, the party described itself to the Finnish register as follows:

"The Crystal Party wants to do politics with pure hearts and open minds. The party's vision is a higher consciousness, which considers people as unique and conscious individuals and as part of a universal whole. The Kristalli party promotes the realization of human free will and the right to self-determination. Everyone must be absolutely respected, simply based on the dignity of each person. Everyone is equal. Love is our weapon, truth is our sword, goodness is our shield". [4]

The party rejects materialism and instead advocates that decisions should be "guided by the heart". [5] The party claims to be neither left nor right-wing. [1]

The party opposes vaccine mandates and espouses COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Its former chairperson, Juho Lyytikäinen, has called Bill Gates "world's most influential doctor" and claims that the pandemic is orchestrated by the World Health Organization. The party also believes that "Western" medicine is not enough to answer all the questions regarding modern health problems. [6] Instead, it supports "alternative medicine" like homeopathy and advocates for official recognition of such treatments. [7]

Local representation

In 2020, a city councillor in Polvijärvi was expelled from the Social Democratic Party after denying the Holocaust. [8] She later founded a councillor group for the Crystal Party and thus became the party's first and so far only municipal councillor. [9]

The Crystal Party took part in its first elections during the 2021 municipal elections. The party won 6,285 votes (0.3% of overall share) at the national level. None of its candidates were elected. [10] One of the best-known candidates of the party was Maria Nordin, a controversial wellness coach. [7]

Election results

Parliament of Finland

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Government
2023 4,8940.16
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tällaisia arvoja puoluerekisteriin noussut Kristallipuolue kannattaa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Tarina" (in Finnish). Crystal Party. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ↑ "Kristallipuolue r.p., Kristall Parti r.p." Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Finnish Registar of Political Parties" (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Crystal Party's website" (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kristallipuolue kannattaa vaihtoehtohoitoja ja kieltää koronan: "On etukäteen päätetty, että pandemia laitetaan pystyyn"". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  7. 1 2 "Kiistelty hyvinvointivalmentaja Maria Nordin ja "ideologisesti työtön" Ossi Nyman pyrkivät Helsingin päättäjiksi – Tällaista politiikkaa pienpuolueet ajavat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2021-06-01. Archived from the original on 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. ↑ "Polvijärveläinen valtuutettu vähätteli holokaustia – kunta irtisanoutuu kirjoituksesta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  9. ↑ "UUSI VAIHE ALKAA!". Crystal Party. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  10. ↑ "Yle - Result service - Whole country - Municipal Elections 2021". vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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