Finnish People's Democratic League

The Democratic Union of the Finnish people (Finnish Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto, SKDL abbreviated; schwed. Demokratiska Förbundet för Finlands Folk, abbreviated DFFF) was a well-known as a folk Democratic Left Alliance party in Finland.

History

The SKDL was founded in October 1944 on the initiative of the Communist Party of Finland ( SKP). The target was issued to unite all progressive forces in the country. In addition to the SKP joined the Alliance as other parties at:

  • The Party of Labour ( a left split the Social Democrats under Mauno Pekkala ) and
  • Vapaa Sana ( " The Free Word " ) ( a social democratic grouping, named after the namesake newspaper, under the leadership of Karl H. Wiik )

And 1973

  • The Socialist Workers Party ( a spin-off of the product derived from the SDP Social Democratic Federal ).

In the parliamentary elections in March 1945, the SKDL won 49 seats, after which she joined the government. Mauno Pekkala practiced from 1946 to 1948 the office of Prime Minister from. After the People's Democrats to 1966 opposition party were. In the parliamentary elections in 1958 SKDL was the strongest force and participation in government appeared promising; However, the Social Democrat Karl- August Fagerholm formed a grand coalition with the Agrarian Party and the Conservatives; until 1982 they were again almost without interruption to the government. The SKDL was almost invariably carried out by non-communist chairman; However dominated total always the followers of the SKP. The best result was achieved in the parliamentary election in 1958 with 50 mandates. So that the people Democrats were the strongest party.

In the 1980s, the SKP split in a strictly Marxist Leninist - oriented and emphasizes Euro -communist wing. This was also reflected within the SKDL down: The Moscow - loyal members left the alliance and established itself as a new Democratic Alternative ( DeVa ). 1990 was the SKDL turn on the Left Alliance. Most recently, the number of MEPs had decreased in the Reichstag on 16; in parliamentary elections in 1987, the alliance received only 9.39 percent of the vote.

An important role of the People's Democratic played in the presidential election in 1956. Through clever tactics, they helped to bring the candidate of the Agrarian League, Urho Kekkonen, to the public. Kekkonen was an affectionate than the Soviet Union than all the other candidates. In the presidential elections in 1962 SKDL candidate Paavo Aitio lost significantly against Kekkonen, the people of the Democrats officially supported in the following two elections.

Election results

Parliamentary elections

Local elections

Presidential elections

Leadership politicians

Party chairman:

  • Karl H. Wiik (1944 )
  • Carl -Johan Sundström (1944-1946)
  • Jaakko W. Keto (1946-1948)
  • Kusti Kulo (1948-1966)
  • Ele Alenius (1966-1979)
  • Kalevi Kivistö (1979-1985)
  • Esko Helle (1985-1988)
  • Reijo Käkelä (1988-1990)

Secretaries-General:

  • Tyyne Tuominen (1944-1949)
  • Yrjö Enne (1949-1952)
  • Hertta Kuusinen (1952-1958)
  • Yrjö Enne (1959-1961)
  • Mauno Tamminen (1962-1965)
  • Ele Alenius (1965-1967)
  • Aimo Haapanen (1967-1977)
  • Jorma Hentilä (1977-1984)
  • Reijo Käkelä (1984-1988)
  • Salme Kandolin (1988-1990)
  • Historic Party ( Finland)
  • Socialist Party
Communism Marxism–Leninism Karl-August Fagerholm Finnish parliamentary election, 1945 Finnish parliamentary election, 1948 Finnish parliamentary election, 1951 Finnish parliamentary election, 1954 Finnish parliamentary election, 1958 Finnish parliamentary election, 1962 Finnish parliamentary election, 1966 Finnish parliamentary election, 1970 Finnish parliamentary election, 1972 Finnish parliamentary election, 1975 Finnish parliamentary election, 1979 Finnish parliamentary election, 1983 Finnish parliamentary election, 1987
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