Seven Star Movement
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| president = Paavo Väyrynen
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| secretary = Seppo Hauta-aho
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| ideology = Euroscepticism
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| position = Centre-right
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Seven Star Movement ({{langx|fi|Seitsemän tähden liike}},{{Cite web |title=Väyrynen ei ehdolle EU-vaaleihin, eduskuntavaaliehdokkuus 'mahdollista' |last=Ruokangas |first=Perttu |work=Yle News |date=16 November 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10511944 |language=fi}} {{langx|sv|Sjustjärnerörelsen}}{{Cite web |title=Paavo Väyrynens nya parti infördes i partiregistret |last= |first= |work=Hufvudstadsbladet |date=22 December 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |url= https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/paavo-vayrynens-nya-parti-infordes-i-partiregistret/|language=sv}}) was a Finnish political party founded in 2018. The party was founded by Paavo Väyrynen, its president and only MP, after he was ousted from his previous party, Citizens' Party. The Seven Star Movement shut down its activities after the 2019 European Parliament election and was de-registered in 2023 after failing to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections.{{Cite web|url=https://vaalit.fi/-/1410853/yhdeksan-puoluetta-poistettu-puoluerekisterista-1 | title = Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä | website = Vaalit.fi | publisher = Ministry of Justice |language=fi| date = 19 April 2023 | access-date = 19 April 2023}} The party was officially dissolved in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Seitsemän tähden liike ry|publisher=YTJ Business Information System |access-date=19 November 2024 |url= https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritys/3082564-4 }}
History
Paavo Väyrynen had successfully run for the Finnish Parliament in the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election, representing the Centre Party. Väyrynen, however, chose to forfeit his seat in order to serve in the European Parliament that he had entered earlier.{{Cite web |title=Paavo Väyrynen palasi eduskuntaan |last=Lehto |first=Mika |work=Ilta-Sanomat |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000005716018.html |language=fi }} Väyrynen returned to the Finnish Parliament in June 2018, but defected from the Centre Party to the Citizens' Party, which he had founded. The Citizens' Party was already engulfed in a power struggle at that time, which resulted in Väyrynen's ousting In late June, Väyrynen announced that he had founded the Seven Star Movement as a substitute for Citizens' Party, with which he remained in the parliament for a time. The name was inspired by the Italian Five Star Movement. The Seven Star Movement's goals were political independence, non-alignment, and greater immigration control.{{Cite web |title=Ex-Centre elder Paavo Väyrynen sets up yet another party |work=Yle News |date=27 July 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/ex-centre_elder_paavo_vayrynen_sets_up_yet_another_party/10326386 }}
A trial court ruled in November 2018 that Väyrynen's ousting had been illegal.{{Cite web |title=Kansalaispuolue aikoo valittaa hoviin ratkaisusta, jonka mukaan Väyrysen erottaminen oli laiton – 'Mahdoton hyväksyä' |last=de Fresnes |first=Tulikukka |work=Yle News |date=6 November 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10494408 |language=fi }} Despite the ruling, the legal struggle convinced Väyrynen to go forward with his Seven Star Movement rather than the Citizens' Party. Later that month, Väyrynen announced that he had officially aligned himself with the Seven Star Movement's parliamentary group, and therefore became their first MP. Väyrynen was the president of the party. The secretary was Seppo Hauta-aho,{{Cite web |title=Yhteystiedot |publisher=Seven Star Movement |work=Seitsemän tähden liike |date=2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= http://xn--seitsemnthdenliike-rtbc.fi/yhteystiedot/ |language=fi }} Väyrynen's former campaign aide.{{Cite web |title=Paavo Väyrysen kampanjapäällikkö Seppo Hauta-aho: Erottamisjupakassa on kyse 38 000 eurosta - 'vähän sekava tilanne' |last=Waris |first=Olli |work=Iltalehti |date=3 March 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/201803032200786096 |language=fi }} The party was based in Helsinki.{{Cite web |title=Seitsemän tähden liike ry/rp:n säännöt|publisher=Seven Star Movement |work=Seitsemän tähden liike |date=2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url= http://seitsemäntähdenliike.fi/upload/File/Seitsem%C3%A4n_t%C3%A4hden_liike_ry_s%C3%A4%C3%A4nn%C3%B6t.pdf?580264 |language=fi }}
The movement gathered 5,000 supporter cards by December 2018 and was admitted to the party register on 21 December 2018.{{Cite web |title=Väyrysen korttitemppu onnistui: 5000 kannattajakorttia uudelle puolueelle |publisher=Yle |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=21 December 2018 |url= https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10557700 |language=fi}}{{Cite web |title=Seitsemän tähden liike puoluerekisteriin |publisher=Yle |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=21 December 2018 |url= https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10568512 |language=fi}} The party took part in the 2019 parliamentary election, but failed to get a single seat in the parliament.{{Cite web |title=Pienryhmistä ei eduskuntaan mennä, poikkeuksena vain Hjallis Harkimo |work=Ilta-Sanomat |date=15 April 2019 |access-date=16 April 2019 |url= https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006072537.html |language=fi}} After the election, Väyrynen wrote in his blog that the party would continue its operations. Although initially skeptical about the party taking part in the 2019 European Parliament election,{{Cite web |title= Alkiolaisuuden alennustila |last=Väyrynen |first=Paavo |publisher=Seven Star Movement |date=15 April 2019 |access-date=8 May 2019 |url= https://www.paavovayrynen.fi/2019/04/15/alkiolaisuuden-alennustila/ |language=fi}} they decided to run.{{Cite web |title=Taas mennään! Paavo Väyrynen ehdolla EU-vaaleissa |last=Halonen |first=Antti |work=Iltalehti.fi |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=8 May 2019 |url= https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/1cb3428f-e0f1-4e7d-8e1f-44c0295fc113 |language=fi }} After the Seven Star Movement failed to win any seats, Väyrynen resigned from the party, which then announced that it would focus its efforts on supporting Väyrynen's potential candidacy in the Finnish presidential election of 2024.
Electoral performance
= Parliamentary elections =
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! Elected ! Votes ! Share ! {{Abbr|Ref|References}} |
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| align="center" | 2019
| align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 11,366 | align="center" | 0.4% |
See also
References
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Category:2018 establishments in Finland
Category:Agrarian parties in Finland