Movement Now

Movement Now
Liike Nyt (Finnish)
Rörelse Nu (Swedish)[1]
AbbreviationFinnish: Liik
Swedish: RN
ChairpersonHarry Harkimo
SecretaryPetteri Redsven
General SecretaryIina Ilmarinen
Parliamentary group leaderHarry Harkimo
Deputy chairPanu Peitsaro
FoundersHarry Harkimo
Mikael Jungner
Alex Nieminen [fi]
Helene Auramo
Karoliina Kähönen
Sarian Antila
Tuomas Enbuske
Founded18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)
Split fromNational Coalition Party
HeadquartersSimonkatu 2B, 00100 Helsinki
Youth wingLiike Nyt Nuoret [fi]
Women's wingLiikkeen Naiset [fi]
Membership (2018)8,000
IdeologyEconomic liberalism
Soft Euroscepticism
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationFive Star Direct Democracy (2019)
Non-Inscrits (2019–present)
Colors  Fuchsia
Eduskunta
1 / 200
European Parliament
0 / 15
Municipalities
49 / 8,859
County seats
20 / 1,379
Website
liikenyt.fi Edit this at Wikidata

Movement Now[2] (MN; Finnish: Liike Nyt [ˈliːke nyt], Liik; Swedish: Rörelse Nu, RN) is an economically liberal political party in Finland.[3]

It was founded by then-National Coalition Party (NCP) member of parliament Harry Hjallis Harkimo and six other people as a political movement. The movement was registered as a party on 14 November 2019.[4] It is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum.[5] Among young people this party is 20 times more popular than among the general population.[6]

  1. ^ "Här är listan på alla som är med i Harkimos nya rörelse". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Extra-parliamentary parties band together ahead of April elections". Yle News. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ Karkkola, Minna (7 May 2018). "Tutkija löysi paradoksin Hjallis Harkimon liikkeestä: 'Saadaanko tavoitteella tismalleen päinvastainen lopputulos?'". Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Liike NYT merkittiin puoluerekisteriin". 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Finland - Parties". Europe Elects. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ Merikukka, Salla (16 January 2024). "Nuorten vaaleissa annettiin ennätykselliset 94 456 ääntä – nuorten suosikki presidentiksi on Alexander Stubb". Allianssi (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 January 2024.