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Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1992)
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The Liberal People's Party (Bokmål
: Det Liberale Folkepartiet, DLF) is a libertarian
Norwegian
political party created in 1992 by some of the members of the old Liberal People's Party.
's members considered the party to have become less liberal
than it had been in its earlier days. These members of the Progress Party then decided to join the DLF. The DLF has since then taken increasingly more libertarian
viewpoints on most issues, emerging as a promoter of economic liberalism
and laissez-faire
capitalism
. The party's politics states that the state should only protect individuals' rights through police, courts of law and a military service.
With meager showings in parliamentary elections, DLF's best result was achieved in the 2009 parliamentary election
. Running in only three of 19 counties, they achieved a total of 350 votes - 0,013% of the national vote, or about 0,1% in each of the counties in which they ran (Oslo
, Hedmark
and Rogaland
). In the 2011 local elections they received 247 votes in Oslo, a doubling in the number of votes from the last local election.
Bokmål
Bokmål is one of two official Norwegian written standard languages, the other being Nynorsk. Bokmål is used by 85–90% of the population in Norway, and is the standard most commonly taught to foreign students of the Norwegian language....
: Det Liberale Folkepartiet, DLF) is a libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
political party created in 1992 by some of the members of the old Liberal People's Party.
History
During the 1990s, some of the Progress PartyProgress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...
's members considered the party to have become less liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
than it had been in its earlier days. These members of the Progress Party then decided to join the DLF. The DLF has since then taken increasingly more libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
viewpoints on most issues, emerging as a promoter of economic liberalism
Economic liberalism
Economic liberalism is the ideological belief in giving all people economic freedom, and as such granting people with more basis to control their own lives and make their own mistakes. It is an economic philosophy that supports and promotes individual liberty and choice in economic matters and...
and laissez-faire
Laissez-faire
In economics, laissez-faire describes an environment in which transactions between private parties are free from state intervention, including restrictive regulations, taxes, tariffs and enforced monopolies....
capitalism
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
. The party's politics states that the state should only protect individuals' rights through police, courts of law and a military service.
With meager showings in parliamentary elections, DLF's best result was achieved in the 2009 parliamentary election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009
The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...
. Running in only three of 19 counties, they achieved a total of 350 votes - 0,013% of the national vote, or about 0,1% in each of the counties in which they ran (Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
and Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
). In the 2011 local elections they received 247 votes in Oslo, a doubling in the number of votes from the last local election.
Objectives
DLF wants to:- Replace the parliamentary systemParliamentary systemA parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
and the monarchy with a constitutional republicConstitutional republicA constitutional republic is a state in which the head of state and other officials are representatives of the people and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over all of its citizens...
. - Abolish coercive taxes.
- Abolish all current restrictions regarding trade between Norway and other nations. Viewing the EU as a social democratic, redistributiveRedistribution (economics)Redistribution of wealth is the transfer of income, wealth or property from some individuals to others caused by a social mechanism such as taxation, monetary policies, welfare, nationalization, charity, divorce or tort law. Most often it refers to progressive redistribution, from the rich to the...
and protectionistProtectionismProtectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations designed to allow "fair competition" between imports and goods and services produced domestically.This...
organization, they oppose Norwegian membership. - Simplify laws, end bureaucracy, decriminalize victimless crimes, and so forth.
- Privatize roads, highways, railroads and other infrastructure, leaving their construction and upkeep to the free market.
- Abolish state financing of: special interest groups, business and industry, the agricultural and fishing sectors, the unemployed, and so forth.
- Abolish restrictions on immigration, provided that the above is accomplished beforehand.
- Abolish mandatory military serviceConscriptionConscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
, instead relying on a fully professional defence force. - Complete the separation of church and stateSeparation of church and stateThe concept of the separation of church and state refers to the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state....
.
Party leaders
- 1992-95 Tor Ingar Østerud
- 1995-97 Runar Henriksen
- 1997-01 Trond Johansen
- 2001-03 Arne Lidwin
- 2003- Vegard Martinsen