Party for Free Traders (Gylias)
Party for Free Traders | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Dissolved | 1981 |
| Merged into | Prosperity Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Gold |
The Party for Free Traders (French reformed: Parti des commerçants libres), abbreviated PFT (PCL), was a Gylian political party, part of the Non-inscrits bloc.
It was established in 1968, and was the first instance of a "molehill party" — a single-issue party against some aspect of the Gylian consensus with a right-wing populist orientation. In this case, the party attacked Gylias' high tax rates and called for tax reductions.
It failed to enter Parliament in the 1969 federal election, and had limited success in subsequent municipal and regional elections. It slightly increased its support during the wretched decade, winning a few seats in the 1976 and 1980 federal elections.
During its existence, its name was frequently ridiculed, as it was opposed by the merchants it implicitly claimed to speak for, and its acronym resembled the exclamation "pffft!".
It merged with other formations in 1981 to form the Prosperity Party.
