Blue and White Front
Blue and White Front Sinivalkoinen Rintama | |
|---|---|
| File:Vapauspuolue.jpg | |
| Founded | 4 April 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Ideology | Ultranationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism[1] |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Website | |
| www.vapauspuolue.fi | |
The Blue and White Front (Finnish: Sinivalkoinen Rintama) (formerly Freedom Party – Finland's Future) (Finnish: Vapauspuolue – Suomen tulevaisuus) was an ultranationalist political party in Finland which was founded in 2009 and dissolved in 2015.[2]
It was dissolved in 2015 after it had no elected MPs in two consecutive parliamentary elections.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The VP was founded on 4 April 2009.[3] In September 2010, leader of the Finnish People's Blue-Whites in the Turku county council, Olavi Mäenpää, joined the VP, and became the party's first city councillor.[4] In November, Turku city councillor Maarit Rostedt of the National Coalition Party also defected to the VP,[5] as well as former True Finns city councillor Kalevi Satopää in Salo.[6] The party changed its name to the Finns Party in 2013.
The party contested its first election in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election.[3]
Policies
[edit | edit source]The party called for a ban on the construction of mosques and minarets, removal of beggars from the streets and the reduction of foreign aid.[1] It also opposed nuclear power and the mandatory teaching of Swedish.[1]
Election results
[edit | edit source]Parliamentary elections
[edit | edit source]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,285 | 0.1 | 0 / 200
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0 | Increase 12 |
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External links
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