Finnish People First
Finnish People First Suomen Kansa Ensin | |
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Abbreviation | Finnish People First |
Chairperson | |
Secretary | Ari Lindström |
Vice chairperson | Kari Sunell |
Founded | 2018 |
Split from | |
Headquarters | Tampere, Finland |
Ideology | Finnish nationalism Euroscepticism Anti-immigration Anti-Islamization |
Political position | Far-right |
Parliament of Finland | 0 / 200 |
Website | |
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Finnish People First[1] (Finnish: Suomen Kansa Ensin, Finnish People First[2]) is a nationalist political party in Finland. It was founded in 2018.[3]
History[]
Finnish People First originates from the Helsinki in the spring of 2017.[4][5] The movement was led by ,[4] a YouTuber from Tampere.[6][4] The movement splintered into numerous competing factions, one of which evolved into Finnish People First,[4] also led by de Wit.[7] It was registered as an association in November 2017.[8] The association had amassed the required 5,000 by October 2018, and was admitted to the in December that year.[4] Soon after, the party descended into internal strife. A party conference was convened to address the issue, but only resulted in furthering the divides. The conference re-elected Marco De Wit as the party chairman, but some members of the party contested the validity of the conference.[9] Another conference in November 2019 also brought up divisions within the party, when a group of members voted a new chair to the meeting and after meeting was partly scattered from the premises by security, disputed new chair decided the meeting would continue at a neighbouring room with large part of participants while another disputed chair decided to continue meeting at the original premises with rest of the participants.[10] Crime report was filed after the meeting and trial will decide the legitimate board of members.
("Finland First") movement that organized a protest camp in centralFinnish People First took part in the 2019 parliamentary election. During the campaign the party displayed campaign ads that the police is investigating for criminal content.[11] No candidates were elected.[12]
Ideology[]
Finnish People First is extreme nationalist and anti-immigration.[13][4] It opposes Finland's membership in the European Union and the Eurozone, and would return to its former currency, the Finnish markka.[14] The party opposes NATO and what it calls "harmful immigration" and "Islamization".[4] The party has been described as far-right,[15] although the way it describes its position on the left–right political spectrum is ambiguous.[14]
Organization[]
According to established website of the party, current chairman is Marco De Wit and vice chair Olli Juntunen.[10][16] The other members of the board are Tuukka Pensala, Mari Kosonen, Pekka Kortelainen, Siri Jutila, and Pasi Kallio.[16] However, new website has been opened for the party, which has disputed these members, and claims that current chair is Riikka Salmi.
Election results[]
Parliamentary elections[]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Ref |
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2019 | 2,366 | 0.1 (#17) | 0 / 200
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Municipal elections[]
Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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2021 | 197 | 0.0 | 0 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Extra-parliamentary parties band together ahead of April elections". Yle News. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Friday's papers: Independence Day ball and demonstrations". Yle News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Tikkala, Hannu; Tolkki, Kristiina (3 April 2019). "'Hävittäjähankinnat peruttava, 1 200 euron perustulo kaikille, opintolainat nollattava' – tätä kaikkea pienpuolueet lupaavat äänestäjille". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Paakkanen, Mikko (11 December 2018). "Suomeen rekisteröitiin uusi maahanmuuttovastainen puolue". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Suomeen syntyi uusi puolue – tunnetaan Rautatientorin tempauksesta". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Eklund, Ville (11 December 2018). "Uusi Suomen Kansa Ensin -puolue nousi puoluerekisteriin – 18 puolueesta ainoa, jolla ei ole ruotsinkielistä nimeä". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Suomi ensin -liikkeen keulahahmo Marco de Wit aikoo rekisteröidä yhdistyksensä puolueeksi eduskuntavaaleihin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "PRH Yhdistysnetti". Yhdistysrekisteri (in Finnish). Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Pekkonen, Sanna (20 January 2019). "Vasta perustetussa Suomen Kansa Ensin -puolueessa kytee jo erimielisyyksiä: Osa uskoo, ettei puolue edes pääse vaaleihin – 'Mikään ei voi estää meitä'". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Vallankaappausyritys Suomen kansa ensin -puolueessa – puheenjohtajaksi halunnut heilui nuija kädessä kokouksessa". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Poliisi epäilee rikosta Suomen kansa ensin -puolueen kampanjoinnissa – toinen epäillyistä puolueen puheenjohtaja Marco de Wit". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). STT. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Party results". Information and Result Service. Ministry of Justice. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Huusko, Markku (3 May 2019). "'Suomen pitää luopua eurosta ja ottaa käyttöön oma valuutta' - Vaalit lähestyvät, näin ehdokkaiden vastaukset vaihtelevat EU-vaalikoneessa". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Kansallismielinen Suomen Kansa Ensin puoluerekisteriin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). STT. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Vasemmistoliiton Markus Mustajärvi puolustaa puheenvuoroaan äärioikeiston mielenosoittajille". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). STT. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Puoluehallitus" (in Finnish). Suomen Kansa Ensin. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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- Eurosceptic parties in Finland
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