The Future of Åland ( sv, Ålands Framtid) is a
separatist
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political party
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on
Åland
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. As a member of the
European Free Alliance
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, the goal of the party is to make Åland an
independent state
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.
At the 2003 elections, the party won 6.5% of popular votes and 2 out of 30 seats. In the 21 October 2007
parliamentary
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elections
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, the party won 8.1% of the popular vote and 2 out of 30 seats. In the 2011 elections, the party won 9.7% of the vote and 3 out of 30 seats. In the 2015 elections, the party won 7.4% and 2 seats. In the 2019 elections the party won only one of the 30 seats.
See also
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Political parties and elections in Åland
References
External links
Official website
Political parties in Åland
Secessionist organizations in Europe
Pro-independence parties
National conservative parties
European Free Alliance
Centrist parties in Finland
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