List of Social Democratic Party (Finland) breakaway parties

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Since the founding of Social Democratic Party of Finland in 1899 it has seen a steady number of splits and breakaway factions. Some of the breakaway organisations have thrived as independent parties, some have become defunct, while others have merged with the parent party or other political parties

Year Party Leader Status
1918 Communist Party of Finland[1] Yrjö Sirola defunct
1920 Socialist Workers' Party of Finland[2] August Raatikainen defunct
1959 Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders[3][4] Emil Skog defunct
1973 Socialist Workers Party[5] active
1998 Reform Group[6][7] defunct

References[]

  1. ^ Tauno Saarela: Suomalaisen kommunismin synty 1918–1923 (Kansan sivistystyön liitto 1996), p. 148–161.
  2. ^ Tauno Saarela: Suomalaisen kommunismin synty 1918–1923 (Kansan sivistystyön liitto 1996), p. 148–161.
  3. ^ Rauli Mickelsson. Suomen puolueet - Historia, muutos ja nykypäivä. Vastapaino 2007.
  4. ^ Kevin Devlin: Death of a Splinter Party: Finland's Left-Socialists Give Up Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (Radio Free Europe 5.12.1972)
  5. ^ Marja Haapio & Matti Virtanen: Vasemmistoliiton "torikokous" kerää monenlaisia sosialisteja (Helsingin Sanomat 8.2.1990)
  6. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p612 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  7. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p621
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