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The Reform Group ( fi, Remonttiryhmä) was a political party in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
between 1998 and 2001.
History
The party first contested national elections in 1999,
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p612 when they received 1.1% of the vote in the
parliamentary elections
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
, winning a single seat. In the
presidential elections
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pr ...
the following year, the party nominated Risto Kuisma as their candidate. However, he received just 0.6% of the vote.
The party did not contest any further elections.
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Ideology
The party's mission statement is "to build a just society". It aims to achieve full employment through a job guarantee
A job guarantee is an economic policy proposal that aims to provide a sustainable solution to inflation and unemployment. Its aim is to create full employment and price stability by having the state promise to hire unemployed workers as an emplo ...
. It also calls for reductions in income taxes, especially on low income taxpayers, making society "family-centered", and animal welfare.
See also
* List of Social Democratic Party (Finland) breakaway parties
Since the founding of Social Democratic Party of Finland in 1899 it has seen a steady number of splits and breakaway factions. Some of the breakaway organisations have thrived as independent parties, some have become defunct, while others have mer ...
References
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1998 establishments in Finland
2001 disestablishments in Finland
Defunct political parties in Finland
Left-wing parties
Political parties established in 1998
Political parties disestablished in 2001
Socialist parties in Finland