Kirjava "Puolue" – Elonkehän Puolesta (KiPu; sv, Det Eko-Brokiga Partiet) was a Finnish political party founded in 1988, best known for its alliance with Pertti "Veltto" Virtanen. It was a faction of the

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, which is now represented by the

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in parliament. Virtanen went on to change allegiance to the

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and was re-elected for two terms in 2007 and 2011.

History

The original name from 1992 was Vihreät (The Greens), then it changed to Ekologinen puolue Vihreät (Ecological Party the Greens) and became Kirjava Puolue in 1998. The only MP the party had was Virtanen in 1995–1999. In 2003, the party was removed from the party register after failing to gain MPs in two consecutive elections. The party advocated

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and rejection of Finnish membership in any global economic organizations; thus, EU, WTO,

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and

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. It also opposed new construction, wanted to reduce energy consumption and limit population growth. Instead, it proposed that

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should be the main livelihood.

References

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