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| abbreviation = KiPu
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'''Kirjava "Puolue" – Elonkehän Puolesta''' ('''KiPu'''; {{langx|sv|Det Eko-Brokiga Partiet}}) was a Finnish political party<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puoluerekisterissä olevat puolueet |publisher=Ministry of Justice |date=23 April 1999 |access-date=23 May 2019 |url= http://www.vn.fi/om/suomi/puoluer.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990429232042/http://www.vn.fi/om/suomi/puoluer.htm |archive-date=29 April 1999 |language=fi }}</ref> founded in 1988, best known for its alliance with [[Veltto Virtanen|Pertti "Veltto" Virtanen]]. It was a faction of the [[Green politics|Green movement]], which is now represented by the [[Green League]] in parliament. Virtanen went on to change allegiance to the [[Finns Party]] and was re-elected for two terms in 2007 and 2011.
== History ==
The original name from 1992 was '''Vihreät''' (The Greens), then it changed to  '''Ekologinen puolue Vihreät'''  (Ecological Party the Greens) and became '''Kirjava Puolue''' in 1998.
The only MP the party had was Virtanen, who served between 1995 and 1999. In 2003, the party was removed from the party register after failing to gain MPs in two consecutive elections.
The party advocated [[degrowth]] and rejection of Finnish membership in any global economic organizations; thus, EU, [[World Trade Organization|WTO]], [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade|GATT]], [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] and [[World Bank]]. It also opposed new construction, wanted to reduce energy consumption and limit population growth. Instead, it proposed that [[organic farming]] should be the main livelihood.
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