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Left Alliance (Finland) - Definition and Overview

The Left Alliance or Vasemmistoliitto is a political party in Finland. The party was founded in 1990.

Practically Left Alliance is a follower of the Finnish People's Democratic League, which was an "umbrella party" uniting most of the Finnish leftwing.

The largest member organization of People's Democratic League, with a share close to 90%, was Communist Party of Finland which went bankrupt in 1990. Practically all the activities were transferred to the new party.

In parliamentary elections, Left Alliance share of the vote has been close to 10%. Left Alliance had three portfolios in the two cabinets of Paavo Lipponen (1995-2003).

The current party chairperson is Suvi-Anne Siimes.

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Example Usage of (Finland)
brainpicker: Hotel Kakslauttanen – fabulous igloo village in northern Finland http://is.gd/5sOKa
cherylkay: Reading Snow Angels by James Thompson. 1st in the Inspector Vaara series, takes place in northern Finland in the winter.
HockeyJoeGM: I got a feeling we might get a peek at Nik Backstrom's Team Finland gear this weekend out of necessity.
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