The Blue-and-Black Movement ( fi, Sinimusta Liike, SML, sv, Blåsvarta Rörelsen) is a

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party in Finland. The party's goal is an independent, vibrant and sovereign Finland, and keeping it as the homeland of Finns. The party was born out of row over

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in the

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, which led into the Finns Party Youth disintegrating and representatives being expelled from the party. The party's name and colors have been inspired by the

Patriotic People's Movement Patriotic People's Movement ( fi, Isänmaallinen kansanliike, IKL, sv, Fosterländska folkrörelsen) was a Finnish nationalist and anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1 ...

. As of 14 April 2022, the party has received the 5,000 signatures to register the party. The Party plans to run in the

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Policies

The party considers itself radical and traditionalist. The party wants to increase awareness of the cultural roots of Finns by for example, having the educational system teach about

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along with Christianity. The party also wants

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to be the only official language in Finland.

Criticism

According to Oula Silvennoinen, a historian known for his work on Finnish co-operation with the Germans during World War Two, the party's ideology is

. The

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considered the party program so radical and anti-democratic it had to be partially rewritten to be accepted for registration. For example, the party wanted an ethnic register of people living in Finland, to outlaw advocating for a non-traditional family, and to reconsider the citizenship of everyone made a citizen after 1990. The party immediately caused controversy when chairman Kuru wrote that the Movement opposes visible presence of non-Christian religions and that interests and genetics of the Jews are separate and "in total conflict with those of the European native population". The comments were condemned by chairman of the Helsinki Jewish Congregation Yaron Nadbornik.

Election results

Parliamentary elections

References

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