Blue Reform
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Blue Reform
Sininen tulevaisuus Blå framtiden |
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| Chairman | Sampo Terho |
| Parliamentary group leader | Simon Elo |
| Founded | 13 June 2017 |
| Split from | Finns Party |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Parliament of Finland | 19/200 seats |
| Website | |
| sininentulevaisuus.fi | |
The Blue Reform (Finnish: Sininen tulevaisuus, Swedish: Blå framtiden, both names meaning literally "blue future") is a Finnish registered association that aims at becoming a registered political party.
The Blue Reform was founded by the 19 MPs who left the Finns Party on 13 June 2017 in protest against Jussi Halla-aho having been elected party leader. The new parliamentary group of these defectors was originally called the New Alternative. The name "Blue Reform" was announced on 19 June. The association of this name was officially registered on 3 July.
The Blue Reform is chaired by Sampo Terho, the Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sport. It also includes all the other cabinet ministers who were previously members of the Finns Party: Timo Soini, Jussi Niinistö, Jari Lindström and Pirkko Mattila. Thus it is currently one of the three parties that make up the Sipilä Cabinet.
According to an opinion poll conducted in June and July 2017, the Blue Reform has a popular support of 2.5 percent, making it the least popular party represented in the Finnish Parliament.
The Blue Reform says that it wants a society that encourages people to work, to found businesses and to care about others and ensures a living for every citizen. The party also respects family values and says that the only interest group it works for is the people of Finland. In addition, the Blue Reform says that it respects human rights and denounces all hatred towards human beings.
The name "Blue Reform" is said to mean stability, peace, reformism, effectiveness and patriotism.
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