Green League
The Green League is one of the many political parties found in Finland. The first word ‘Green’ in the name was given as it is a Green Party, one which focuses more on principles such as environmentalism, reliance on grassroots democracy, nonviolence, and support for social justice causes. The second word, ‘League’ surfaced as the party originates from a popular movement. It was the first European Green party to be part of a state-level Cabinet in 1995.
Beside the principles above, this party especially stresses on openness and democratic decision-making. In addition, about half of Green were against joining the European Union in 1994 because they were critical about the market economy.
History
February 28, 1987- Formation of Green League.
1995 election- Received a total of 9/200 seats. Join coalition-cabinet led by Social Democrats. Pekka Haavisto became the minister of Environment and Development Aid, and thus the first green minister in Europe.
1999 election- Received 7.3% of the votes. Won two more seats.
May 26, 2002- Resigned from coalition-cabinet in protest of cabinet’s decision to allow construction of a new nuclear plant.
2003 election- Gained 8% of the vote, giving a total of 14 seats.
April 2007- Become one of the 4 parties which form the Finnish government
2007 election- 8.5% of votes. Seats in parliament increased to 15, which mean greater say.
2009 election- 2 of the thirteen Finnish representatives are Green
Popularity
They are generally more well-received in large cities such as Helsinki but not in rural areas, particularly municipalities experiencing strong outward migration.
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Finland Politics
Before proceeding on to the task I’m allocated to i.e. political parties, I will like to make a comparison between Singapore politics and Finland politics, which I have chosen as my case study.
Similarity
Follow the framework of Parliamentary System, a system of government where in the ministers of the executive branch are drawn from the legislature, and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined.
Judiciary independent of executive and legislature
Legislative power is vested in Parliament
Difference
1) President
Finland- Current President of the Republic of Finland is Tarja Halonen, a female. He/She wields greater powers such as leading in foreign policy and being Commander-in-Chief of Finland Defence Forces
Singapore- Singapore does not have a history of having a female being elected as President. Role is reckoned as ceremonial, but still have some veto power in key decisions such as use of national reserves
2) Role of government
Finland- Has limited rights to amend or extend legislation
Singapore- Share equal rights with Parliament to amend of extend legislation
3) Political parties
Finland- Proportional representation system encourages a multitude of political parties. No single party has a chance to gain power alone. Parties have to work together to form coalition cabinets.
Singapore- People’s Action Party (PAP) as the only dominant political party since 1965.
Political paries found in Finland
They are Centre Party(23.1), National Coalition Party(22.3), Social Democratic Party of Finland(21.4), Left Alliance(8.8), Green League(8.5), Christian Democrats(4.9), Swedish People's Party(4.5), True Finns(4.1), Communist Party of Finland(0.7), Seniors' Party of Finland(0.6),Bourgeois Alliance(0.3).
Numbers in brackets denotes the percentage of seats occupied in Parliament
Next, I will be detailing the information of 3 parties found in this Table which I find them significant in Finland. They are Centre Party, Green League and Swedish People’s Party.
Before proceeding on to the task I’m allocated to i.e. political parties, I will like to make a comparison between Singapore politics and Finland politics, which I have chosen as my case study.
Similarity
Follow the framework of Parliamentary System, a system of government where in the ministers of the executive branch are drawn from the legislature, and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined.
Judiciary independent of executive and legislature
Legislative power is vested in Parliament
Difference
1) President
Finland- Current President of the Republic of Finland is Tarja Halonen, a female. He/She wields greater powers such as leading in foreign policy and being Commander-in-Chief of Finland Defence Forces
Singapore- Singapore does not have a history of having a female being elected as President. Role is reckoned as ceremonial, but still have some veto power in key decisions such as use of national reserves
2) Role of government
Finland- Has limited rights to amend or extend legislation
Singapore- Share equal rights with Parliament to amend of extend legislation
3) Political parties
Finland- Proportional representation system encourages a multitude of political parties. No single party has a chance to gain power alone. Parties have to work together to form coalition cabinets.
Singapore- People’s Action Party (PAP) as the only dominant political party since 1965.
Political paries found in Finland
They are Centre Party(23.1), National Coalition Party(22.3), Social Democratic Party of Finland(21.4), Left Alliance(8.8), Green League(8.5), Christian Democrats(4.9), Swedish People's Party(4.5), True Finns(4.1), Communist Party of Finland(0.7), Seniors' Party of Finland(0.6),Bourgeois Alliance(0.3).
Numbers in brackets denotes the percentage of seats occupied in Parliament
Next, I will be detailing the information of 3 parties found in this Table which I find them significant in Finland. They are Centre Party, Green League and Swedish People’s Party.
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