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Blue and White Front
Sinivalkoinen Rintama
Founded4 April 2009
Ideology Anti-immigration [1]
Ultranationalism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Hard Euroscepticism
Political position Far-right
European affiliation Alliance of European National Movements
Colours Blue, White    
Parliament
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European Parliament
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Municipalities
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Website
www.vapauspuolue.fi

The Blue and White Front ( Finnish: Sinivalkoinen Rintama) (formerly Freedom Party – Finland's Future) ( Finnish: Vapauspuolue – Suomen tulevaisuus) is an ultranationalist political party in Finland which was founded in 2009.

History

The VP was founded on 4 April 2009. [2] 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. [3] In November, Turku city councillor Maarit Rostedt of the National Coalition Party also defected to the VP, [4] as well as former True Finns city councillor Kalevi Satopää in Salo. [5] The party changed its name in 2013.

The party contested its first election in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election. [2]

Policies

The party calls for a ban on construction of mosques and minarets, removal of beggars from the streets and reduction in foreign aid. [1] It also opposes nuclear power and mandatory teaching of Swedish. [1]

Election results

Parliamentary elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position
2011 4,285 0.1
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0 Increase 12

References

  1. ^ a b c "Maahanmuuttokriittinen Vapauspuolue puoluerekisteriin". YLE (in Finnish). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Vapauspuolueen historia lyhyesti" (in Finnish). Freedom Party. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Mäenpää vaihtaa Vapauspuolueeseen". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Turun valtuutettu Maarit Rostedt loikkasi Vapauspuolueeseen". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Satopää vapauspuolueeseen". Salon Seudun Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

External links

  • "Official website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)