Feminist Party (Finland)

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Feminist Party
Feministinen puolue (Finnish)
Feministiska partiet (Swedish)
AbbreviationFP
Chairperson Lauri Alhojärvi
Founded2016 (2016)
Ideology Feminism
Anti-racism
Political position Left-wing [1]
Website
www.feministinenpuolue.fi
[2]
Feminist Party collecting supporter cards [fi] in 2016 Feministisen puolueen rekistrointihakemus.jpg
Feminist Party collecting supporter cards  [ fi ] in 2016

The Feminist Party (Finnish : Feministinen puolue, Swedish : Feministiska partiet) is a Finnish feminist political party. It was founded in June 2016, [3] and registered as a political party in January 2017. [4] It calls gender equality, human rights, and human security the primary pillars of its politics. [5]

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The party had 40 candidates in nine municipalities in the 2017 Finnish municipal elections. [6] Party chair Katju Aro was elected to the City Council of Helsinki. [7] The party lost its representation in municipal councils after the 2021 municipal election. [8] The party was de-registered in 2023 after failing to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections. [9]

Elections results

Parliament of Finland

ElectionVotes %Seats+/–Government
2019 6,6620.22
0 / 200
NewExtra-parliamentary
2023 1,1140.04
0 / 200
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Municipal elections

YearCouncillorsVotes
2017 16,8560,3%
2021 04,0360,2%

European Parliament

YearCouncillorsVotesRef.
2019 04,4420,2% [10]

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  4. ↑ "Rekisteröidyt puolueet". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice of Finland. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Yle - Result service - Whole country - Municipal Elections 2021 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  9. ↑ "Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 19 April 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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