Truth Party Totuuspuolue | |
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Chairperson | Jaana Kavonius |
Secretary | Päivi Strömmer |
Founded | 26 April 2023 |
Headquarters | Myllärinkatu 4, 08100 Lohja |
Ideology | National conservatism Right-wing populism Russophilia |
Political position | Far-right |
Colors | Yellow |
Slogan | "To restore truth, justice and legality" |
Eduskunta | 0 / 200
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Municipalities | 0 / 8,859
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County seats | 0 / 1,379 |
Website | |
https://www.totuuspuolue.net/ | |
The Truth Party (Finnish: Totuuspuolue, abbr. TP) is a registered extra-parliamentary political party in Finland. The party was registered on 26 April 2023.[1]
Ideology
[edit]The Party views that the European Union is illegal based on the Finnish Constitution, and seeks that Finland should leave the European Union. The Truth Party can also be described as Russophilic as per its wishes to have a strong economic, political and cultural relationship with Russia, and it also wishes to stop what it sees as "false journalism" by making it illegal and imprisoning anyone who does it. The Party describes the Government as a Mafia Network, and wishes to leave NATO by reason of the Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine.[2][3]
Controversy
[edit]The Chairperson of the Truth Party, Jaana Kavonius, has demanded the death penalty for former President Sauli Niinistö.[4] She is also facing several charges of defamation, and may be looking at a prison sentence of around five years.[5] Finnish authorities issued an arrest warrant for her in the autumn of 2023.[6]
Elections
[edit]The party's only candidate in the 2024 European Parliament election in Finland received 807 votes and was not elected.[7] During the 2024 campaign, the party did not allow its sole candidate to participate in a debate by YLE for extra-parliamentary parties.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rekisteröidyt puolueet". Vaalit (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Totuuspuolueen yleisohjelma". totuuspuolue (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Paasikiven-Kavoniuksen linja | JAANA KAVONIUS JA TOTUUSPUOLUE PAASIKIVEN LINJALLA". totuuspuolue. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Mattlar, Markus (2023-04-11). "Uusi puolue nousemassa puoluerekisteriin – kritisoi ankarasti oikeuslaitosta ja virkakuntaa". Länsi-Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Totuuspuolueen puheenjohtajaa vastaan nostettu kovia syytteitä". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Karvinen, Eevi (2024-03-14). "Etsintäkuulutettu Jaana Kavonius väittää tarvitsevansa turvapaikan Slovakiasta – Näin vastaa Migri". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Koko maa, ehdokaskohtaiset tulokset". Vaalit (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Eurovaalit 2024: Pienpuoluetentti". Yle Areena (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Puolue ei päästänyt ehdokastaan televisioon – Nyt ehdokas laukoo rajuja väitteitä puoluejohtajasta". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-08-03.