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Kansalaisliitto Kansalaisliitto (Finnish) Medborgarförbundet (Swedish) | |
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| Abbreviation | KaL |
| Chairman | Arto Paajanen |
| Secretary | Päivi Järnfors |
| First deputy chair | Juho Tanila[1] |
| Second deputy chair | Terho Anttolainen[1] |
| Third deputy chair | Satu Immola[1] |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Laitila |
| Youth wing | Independence Youth |
| Ideology | Direct democracy Economic democracy Anti-racism[2] |
| European affiliation | TEAM |
| City Council of Laitila | 2 / 31 |
| Eduskunta | 0 / 200 |
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Kansalaisliitto (abbr. KaL; formerly Independence Party (Finnish: Itsenäisyyspuolue, IPU;[3] Swedish: Självständighetspartiet[4]) is a minor Eurosceptic political party in Finland.[5] It was founded in 1994 as Alliance for Free Finland. The party supports Finland’s membership in the European Economic Area, however it is against its membership in the European Union and the Eurozone. The party opposes Finland’s membership in NATO.[6]
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- ^ 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.