Reform Group (Finland)

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Reform Group
Finnish: Remonttiryhmä
Founded1998 (1998)
Dissolved2001 (2001)
Political positionLeft-wing
Website
www.remmi.net

The Reform Group (Finnish: Remonttiryhmä) was a political party in Finland between 1998 and 2001.

History[edit]

The party first contested national elections in 1999,[1] when they received 1.1% of the vote in the parliamentary elections, winning a single seat.[2] In the presidential elections the following year, the party nominated Risto Kuisma as their candidate. However, he received just 0.6% of the vote.[3]

The party did not contest any further elections.[1]

Ideology[edit]

The party's mission statement was "to build a just society". It aimed to achieve full employment through a job guarantee. It also called for reductions in income taxes, especially on low income taxpayers, making society "family-centered", and animal welfare.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p612 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p621
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p632
  4. ^ "Remonttiryhmä". 2001-04-29. Archived from the original on 2001-04-29. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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