Kansalaisliitto
Kansalaisliitto | |
|---|---|
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| Finnish name | Itsenäisyyspuolue |
| Swedish name | Självständighetspartiet |
| Abbreviation | IPU |
| Chairman | Henri Aitakari |
| First vice-chairman | Alexander Holthoer[1] |
| Second vice-chairman | Marjatta Herrala[1] |
| Third vice-chairman | Martti Pohjolainen [1] |
| Party secretary | Lena Wiksten[1] |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Membership (2015) | 1200 |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism Direct democracy Economic democracy Anti-racism[2] |
| International affiliation | TEAM |
| City Council of Laitila | 2 / 31 |
| Parliament of Finland | 0 / 200 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Independence Party (Template:Lang-fi, IPU;[3] Template:Lang-sv[4]) is a minor Eurosceptic political party in Finland.[5] It was founded in 1994 as Alliance for Free Finland. The party opposes Finland's membership in the European Union and the Eurozone.[6] Its current chairman is Henri Aitakari.
Party organization
Based in Helsinki, IPU is a registered party.[4] The party has two out of 31 city counselors in Laitila,[7] elected at the 2017 Finnish municipal elections.[8] IPU is a minor political party;[9] it has never had any MPs in the Finnish Parliament.[10] Membership in the party is around 1,200.[9] The party is a member of The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements (TEAM).[11]
History
IPU was founded in 1994 as Alliance for Free Finland (Template:Lang-fi; Template:Lang-sv).[3][12] Its chairman from its founding until 2004 was Ilkka Hakalehto.[13]
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 shorty before his death.[14] He had previously been a city councilor of the party in Alajärvi.[2] Henri Aitakari followed Pesonen as the chairman.[15]
IPU has been admitted into the party register four times,[10] the latest re-admission having taken place in January 2017.[14] Only Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism has dropped out and been re-admitted as many times.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Yhteystiedot" (in Finnish). Independence Party. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Itsenäisyyspuolue r.p., Självständighetspartiet r.p." (in Finnish). Suomen Asiakastieto. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b Rautanen, Päivi (15 August 2016). "Antti Pesonen johtaa jälleen Itsenäisyyspuoluetta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Tikkala, Hannu (31 March 2017). "Analyysi: Äänestäjä, nyt sinulla on vaihtoehtoja!". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Kaupunginvaltuusto" (in Finnish). City of Laitila. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Kuntavaalit 2017: Itsenäisyyspuolue". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Members and observers of TEAM". TEAM. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Itsenäisyyspuolueen entinen puheenjohtaja Antti Pesonen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). STT. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Henri Aitakarista Itsenäisyyspuolueen puheenjohtaja". Länsi-Suomi (in Finnish). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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