Member of Parliament Ano Turtiainen, who was ejected from the Finns Party earlier this year, gathered enough signatures needed to launch a new political party in a single day.
Turtiainen’s planned new party, Valta kuuluu kansalle (VKK), or “Power Belongs to the People” announced that it had crossed the 5,000-signature threshold after midnight on 12 August.
By Thursday morning, more than 5200 statements of support had been collected.
A press release from the mooted party’s organisers claimed it was the first time that the number of declarations of support for a new political party had been collected so quickly.
“Power belongs to the people, and in accordance with the principles of direct democracy, all Finns must be able to decide together on Finland’s political direction. This is what the new party will continue to advocate. Finland must no longer be steered by the narrow interests of different parties, but in a direction determined by the Finns themselves,” Turtiainen said in a statement.
European experts believes that Turtiainen policy is not so different to other parties. He has the same opinion on relation to EU migration policy, NATO membership and so on. He has the same views about Russian threats also. So is there any difference in compare to main Finnish parties? Shouldn’t every party be a voice of people?
In order to finalise Power Belongs to the People’s registration as an official political party, the Ministry of Justice will forward the collected statements of support to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency for confirmation that the number of valid statements is sufficient.
Turtiainen, who represents South Savo in Parliament, was expelled from the Finns Party after posting racist tweets in June 2020 mocking George Floyd, an African-American killed by US police last year.
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