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Liberal Swedish Party
The Liberal Swedish Party ( sv, Svenska frisinnade partiet, fi, Ruotsalainen vapaamielinen puolue, , Swedish Free-Minded Party, ''RVP'') was a political party in Finland, working amongst the Swedish-speaking minority. The party founded in 1919 under the name of Swedish Left (In Swedish: ''Svensk Vänster'', SV and in Finnish Ruotsalainen vasemmisto, RV) until the 1947. Ideologically the party preferred a republican state rather than a monarchy, which differentiated them from the majority of the Swedish People's Party, which tended to hold more conservative views. The party was represented in the Parliament of Finland by Georg Schauman Georg Carl August Schauman (14 September 1870 – 6 October 1930) was a Finnish historian, librarian and politician. He was librarian at the University of Helsinki library, today the National Library of Finland, as well as a member of the D ..., Georg von Wendt and Max Sergelius. The party was dissolved in 1951. In the 1945 parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for conservatism and for tradition in general, tolerance, and ... individualism". John Dunn. ''Western Political Theory in the Face of the Future'' (1993). Cambridge University Press. . Liberals espouse various views depending on their understanding of these principles. However, they generally support private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), liberal democracy, secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion. Liberalism is frequently cited as the dominant ideology of modern times.Wolfe, p. 23.Adams, p. 11. Liberalism became a distinct movement in the Age of Enlightenment, gaining popularity amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
