Free Land Party (Gylias)
Free Land Party | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1961 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Dark red |
| Website | |
| http://www.flp.gls/ | |
The Free Land Party (French reformed: Parti pour l'terre libre), abbreviated FLP (PTL), is a Gylian political party, part of the Non-inscrits bloc.
Established in 1961, it is a left-wing party that advocates agrarian socialism.
History
The FLP was founded in 1961, as part of a proliferation of new parties after electoral reform. It appeared through the consolidation of the rural factions of existing left-wing parties into a single separate party, aiming to represent the interests of Gylian farmers.
It performed very well in the 1962 federal election, establishing itself as one of the largest non-inscrit parties. It was aligned with the broader leftist bloc, lending outside support to the Progressive Alliance.
Due to its preoccupation with agrarian concerns and conservation, it is seen as a forerunner to eco-socialism and the Green Party.
It was part of the Filomena Pinheiro government in the 1980s, and later supported the Mathilde Vieira government in the 1990s and the Toni Vallas government in the 2010s.
Ideology
The FLP is an agrarian socialist party. Its platform includes Georgist advocacy of a land value tax, support for agricultural cooperatives, opposition to industrial farming and private ownership of land, skepticism of free trade, and promoting the preservation of the countryside.
Within the leftist bloc, the party has notably close relations with the Urban Movement, seen as its "urban" counterpart, and the Green Party, Animal Protection Party, and New People's Party, which share its concern for conservation and lean towards economic nationalism, respectively.
Symbols
The FLP uses a dark shade of red as its official colour.
Popular support
The FLP's support is concentrated in rural areas; it has no presence to speak of in urban areas. It is one of the largest parties in municipal elections, especially in rural municipalities.
