Sustainable initiative
| Hållbart initiativ Sustainable initiative |
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|---|---|
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| Party leader |
Alfons Röblom Annette Bergbo |
| founding | 2014 June 17, 2019 (party) |
| Alignment |
Green politics Economic decentralization Economic self-sufficiency |
| Colours) | green |
| Finnish Parliament |
0/200 |
| Lagting |
2/30 |
| Local councils |
4/208 |
| Website | www.hallbartinitiativ.ax |
The Sustainable Initiative ( Swedish Hållbart initiativ , abbreviation Hi ) is a political party that is active in the autonomous Finnish province of Åland . With her program she pursues the goal of reshaping Åland society according to the principles of sustainability , ecology and climate neutrality .
history
The sustainable initiative was founded in 2014 as an electoral list for the 2015 parliamentary elections in Åland , but with 111 votes or 0.8 percent it was the only electoral list that did not achieve a mandate in the Lagting . In the run-up to the next parliamentary election in 2019 , the Sustainable Initiative was founded as a party on June 17, 2019. In the October election it was a great success with an increase of 7.5 percent. The 8.3 percent of the votes achieved resulted in two seats in the new Lagting. The party's success can be seen in connection with the success of other green parties - for example with the success of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen in the European elections in Germany in 2019 - in 2019 and Fridays for Future .
Program
The sustainable initiative pursues classic goals of green parties. This includes in particular climate protection and environmental protection , on the one hand to prevent global warming and to keep the environment clean or to preserve biodiversity . Above all, the Sustainable Initiative wants Åland to set a good example in terms of climate protection policy , so that as many countries as possible follow suit. Another important concern of the party is keeping the Baltic Sea around Åland clean .
In order to implement the goals of sustainability, the party relies on Åland's special status as a province with great autonomy . This status enables politicians to effectively and sustainably transform the relatively small province, as the Lagting has the authority to enact laws for the sustainable transformation of Åland in all relevant areas. Thus, the autonomy of the Sustainable Initiative uses the autonomy by giving Åland politicians all the powers to change Åland independently of Finland according to their own ideas. In addition, the Sustainable Initiative is also committed to decentralized economic development in Åland. As many products as possible should be manufactured on Åland itself, so that the archipelago is as self-sufficient as possible and transport routes are saved. Thus, in this area too, the possibilities of autonomy are used to steer economic policy within Åland's own small framework.
In addition to environmental and climate policy, the party also represents a social component that is geared towards the cohesion of society and wants to ensure that the remote islands of the Åland archipelago are easily accessible and integrated. In addition, the Sustainable Initiative advocates a reduction in bureaucracy and the promotion of sustainable entrepreneurship , whereby it combines green-social and green- liberal positions.
Election results
| year | choice | be right | Share of votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
 General election 2015
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111 | 0.8% |
0/30 |
| 2019 |
General election 2019
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1,182 | 8.33% |
2/30 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Lagtings- och kommunalval på Åland 2019 - candidate roaster. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Lagtings- och kommunalval på Åland 2019 - Kommunalval. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Lagtings- och kommunalval på Åland 2019 - Partiröster. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Katharina Schuler: Green parties: How green will Europe be? In: The time . May 20, 2019, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed November 3, 2019]).
- ^ Fridays for Future - When politics fail. April 24, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Vårt Löfte. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ Vadå hållbarhet? Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Swedish).
