Liberals (Finland)

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Liberal People's Party
Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue
Leader Jouni Flemming (last)
Founded1965
Dissolved2011
Headquarters Helsinki
Ideology Conservative   liberalism
Political position Centre-right
European affiliation Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
International affiliation Liberal International
Website
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Liberal People's Party (from 2001 Liberals; Finnish : Liberaalinen kansanpuolue) was a conservative-liberal [1] political party in Finland, founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League.

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History

Originally named Liberal People's Party (Finnish: Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue), it restyled its name as Liberals (Liberaalit) in 2000.

Liberals was removed from the party registry in 2007 after the failure to gain a seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections. In 2011, the party dissolved itself as a political party. It continues its basic ideological policy as an independent think tank.

Leaders

Elections

Election results
Parliament
YearMPsVotes
1966 9153,2596.47%
1970 8150,8235.95%
1972 7132,9555.16%
1975 9119,5344.35%
1979 4106,5603.68%
1987 027,8240.97%
1991 121,2100.78%
1995 016,2470.58%
1999 05,1940.19%
2003 08,7760.31%
2007 03 1710.11%
Local councils
YearCouncillorsVotes
1968 309123,7935.45%
1972 304129,7365.19%
1976 328127,7504.76%
1980 20388,0863.21%
1988 6229,3391.12%
1992 4926,3340.99%
1996 258,7660.37%
2004 11,0160.04%
European Parliament
YearMEPsVotes
1996 08,3050.37%
2004 03,5580.21%

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References

  1. Close, Caroline (12 February 2019). "The liberal party family ideology". In Close, Caroline; van Haute, Emilie (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. p. 344. ISBN   9781351245494.