Free Democrats (Norway)
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The Free Democrats (Norwegian: Fridemokratene) is a political organization formed by former members of the Progress Party of Norway in 1994.
The 1993 election saw the support of the Progress Party (6.3 percent and 10 representatives) halved.[citation needed] After the 1994 Progress Party national convention several representatives of the "libertarian wing" broke out and founded a party more ideologically consistently libertarian, the Free Democrats.[citation needed] Four of the defectors were MPs, and formed an independent group in Parliament of Norway.[citation needed]
Its first leader Ellen Christine Christiansen was among the four MPs, and also served in Oslo city council until 1995.[1]
In the Norwegian county elections, 1995 the party received 1,932 votes, 0.09% of the votes. The Free Democrats no longer participate in elections and function merely as a think tank and organization for Norwegian libertarians, regardless of their political allegiance.[citation needed] People associated with the Free Democrats also founded the online newspaper Liberaleren.[citation needed]
Issues
[edit]According to its webpage, its main policies are:[2]
- End conscription
- Full free trade
- Separation of church and state
- Legalization of drugs
- Free immigration
Presidents of the Free Democrats
[edit]- 1994–1996 : Ellen Christine Christiansen
- 1996–1998 : Heidi Nordby Lunde
- 1998–1999 : Bent Johan Mosfjell
- 1999–2000 : Kristian Norheim
- 2000–2003 : Hans Jørgen Lysglimt
- 2003–2005 : Sverre Berg
See also
[edit]- Liberal People's Party, a party with a similar ideology
References
[edit]- ^ "Ellen Chr. Christensen" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Home". fridemokratene.no. Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2010-09-24.