The Moderate Coalition for Åland ( sv, Moderat Samling för Åland, MS) is a

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Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populat ...

History

The MS was formed by a merger of the

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and the

Non-aligned Coalition Non-aligned Coalition ( sv, Obunden Samling) is a conservative political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold ...

(ObS), although not all members of the ObS agreed with the move, and the party continued to exist. The party received 17.8% of the vote in the 2015 elections, winning five of the 30 seats in

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References

External links

Official website
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