Small Farmers Party

The small farmers and rural people's party (Finnish: Pienviljelijäin yes maalaiskansan puolue, PMP ), named short Smallholders' Party in the 1940s (Finnish: Pienviljelijäin puolue ), was a political party in Finland. It was founded in 1936 and existed until the 1950s.

The party was established on 20 December 1936 at the western Finland Seinäjoki by the Association of Small Farmers' Party of Finland, and the People's Party electoral alliance men in need. Party chairman was Eino Yliruusi.

The party was considered a populist and was regarded as the left because of their pacifist and anti-fascist positions. During the Second World War, she criticized the Germany friendly policies of the Finnish government. In fact, individual branches and members of the party were in connection with the illegal Communist Party of Finland to 1944 ( SKP). The party leadership distanced itself publicly, however, of such contacts.

From 1939 to 1941 the party was represented by two seats in the Finnish parliament. Both, however, came in 1941 to the land of Confederation. After the Second World War the party's influence declined relatively quickly and there were no other representative more elected to the Finnish parliament. In the 1945 election, the party was taking a electoral alliance with the Left Socialist Democratic Union of the Finnish people. The last time they took the 1954 election in part.

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  • Historic Party ( Finland)
  • Peasant Party
  • Founded in 1936
Small Farmers' Party of Finland Anti-fascism Finnish parliamentary election, 1945 Finnish People's Democratic League Finnish parliamentary election, 1939 Finnish parliamentary election, 1948 Finnish parliamentary election, 1951 Finnish parliamentary election, 1954
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