Liike Nyt

Liike Nyt
Swedish name Rörelse nu[1]
Abbreviation liik[2]
Chairperson Harry Harkimo
Founder Harry Harkimo, Mikael Jungner, Alex Nieminen, Helene Auramo, Karoliina Kähönen, Sarian Antila, Tuomas Enbuske
Founded 18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)
Split from National Coalition Party
Headquarters Abrahaminkatu, Helsinki[3]
Membership (2018) 8,000
Ideology Market liberalism
E-democracy
Direct democracy
Colors Fuchsia
Parliament of Finland
1 / 200
City council of Heinola
8 / 43
City council of Jämsä
6 / 43
Website
liikenyt.fi

Liike Nyt (Finnish for "Movement Now", Swedish: Rörelse nu) is a market liberal political movement in Finland.[4] Liike Nyt was founded by National Coalition Party (NCP) member of parliament Harry Harkimo and seven other people.

History

On 19 April 2018, member of parliament Harry Harkimo announced that he would resign from his party, the National Coalition Party (NCP). On 21 April, he announced that he had founded a political movement of his own called Liike Nyt.[5] The movement had been founded by him and seven others and registered with the Finnish Patent and Registration Office one day before Harkimo's resignation from the NCP.[6] The seven founding members are Harkimo, Mikael Jungner, Alex Nieminen, Helene Auramo, Karoliina Kähönen, Sarian Antila, and Tuomas Enbuske. Harkimo is the chairperson of the movement.[7]

Harkimo subsequently formed a one-man parliamentary group,[2] the Liike Nyt-Movement's Parliamentary Group in the Parliament of Finland.[8] In addition to the Parliament, the movement has gained members in municipalities. The group Parempi Heinola in the city assembly of Heinola joined Liike Nyt. With its eight members out of a total of 43, the movement is the largest in Heinola.[9][10] A similar association with the Uusi Jämsä group of Jämsä was agreed upon in August 2018. Uusi Jämsä was the third largest group in the city council when joining the movement with its six members.[11]

The movement has about 8,000 members.[12] Its headquarters are in Helsinki and it employs four people full-time.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Här är listan på alla som är med i Harkimos nya rörelse". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Ijäs, Johannes (27 April 2018). "Harkimo (liik) siirretään perussuomalaisten ja keskustan väliin takariviin". Demokraatti (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 Lohilahti, Oona (7 July 2018). "Liike Nyt on hankkinut toimiston ja työntekijöitä, ensi viikolla julkaistaan toisen nettiäänestyksen tulokset – siinä saattaa myös ratketa Harry Harkimon sote-kanta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Karkkola, Minna (7 May 2018). "Tutkija löysi paradoksin Hjallis Harkimon liikkeestä: 'Saadaanko tavoitteella tismalleen päinvastainen lopputulos?'". Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "NCP defector Harkimo co-founds new political movement – 'Not a party'". Yle Uutiset. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Honkamaa, Antti; Nykänen, Riika (19 April 2018). "Harkimo on perustamassa uutta yhdistystä: Liike Nyt ry:n tiedoista paljastuu kiinnostava nimi". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Räsänen, Jukka-Pekka (21 April 2018). "Nimet julki: he ovat Liike Nytin taustalla". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Members of Parliament". Parliament of Finland. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018. Liike Nyt-Movement's Parliamentary Group
  9. ↑ Nieminen, Janne (14 June 2018). "Parempi Heinola -yhdistys mukaan Liike Nytiin – Harkimon mukaan kiinnostusta on muuallakin, kuten Kärkölässä". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Valtuusto" (in Finnish). City of Heinola. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Harkimo kaappasi jo toisen valtuustoryhmän maakunnasta – Uusi Jämsä liittyy Liike Nytiin" (in Finnish). Yle. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Välimaa, Mikko (25 April 2018). "Harkimon ja Jungnerin Liike Nyt houkutellut liki 7 700 ihmistä – 'Haemme nyt aktiiveja Helsingin ulkopuolelle'". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.

Further reading

  • Harkimo, Hjallis (2018). Suoraan sanottuna (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. ISBN 9789510436479.
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