Truth Party Totuuspuolue | |
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Chairperson | Jaana Kavonius |
Secretary | Päivi Strömmer |
Founded | 26 April 2023 |
Headquarters | Myllärinkatu 4, 08100 Lohja |
Ideology | National conservatism Right-wing populism |
Political position | Far-right |
Colors | Yellow |
Slogan | "To restore truth, justice and legality" |
Eduskunta | 0 / 200 |
Municipalities | 0 / 8,859 |
County seats | 0 / 1,379 |
Website | |
https://www.totuuspuolue.net/ | |
The Truth Party (Finnish : Totuuspuolue, abbr.TP) is a registered extra-parliamentary political party in Finland. The party was registered on 26 April 2023. [1]
The Party views that the European Union is illegal based on the Finnish Constitution, and seeks that Finland should leave the European Union. The Party describes the Government as a Mafia Network, and wishes to leave NATO by reason of the Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine. [2] [3]
The Chairperson of the Truth Party, Jaana Kavonius, has demanded the death penalty for former President Sauli Niinistö. [4] [ why? ] She is also facing several charges of defamation, and may be looking at a prison sentence of around five years. [5] Finnish authorities issued an arrest warrant for her in the autumn of 2023. [6]
The party's only candidate in the 2024 European Parliament election in Finland received 807 votes and was not elected. [7] During the 2024 campaign, the party did not allow its sole candidate to participate in a debate by Yle for extra-parliamentary parties. [8] [9]
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