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Basic Goals
The Radical Liberal Party's goal is a society where people can live in dignity together in balance with nature. We will protect and strengthen democracy.

We will work to ensure that society becomes a community with the room and the need for all. We will ensure that we do not undermine the living conditions for future generations.

We will work to resolve the fundamental global problems: destruction of nature as the basis of life, strife between people, injustice, poverty, overpopulation, lack of democracy and the absence of a binding and credible international legal order.

People and Community
The Radical Liberal Party believes in the free and responsible man who works in cohesion with other people. Man evolves through his choices and actions in interaction with others.

A democratic society can flourish only if its members feel committed to each other. For the Radical Liberal Party, freedom and commitment is intertwined. The community forms the framework for individual life and freedom. Meanwhile, the individual effort and striving to realize its potential is necessary so that the community can develop and be diverse.

The Radical Liberal Party wants a society of freedom to believe, think and act. We will strengthen democracy so that everyone has equal rights and opportunity to exert influence.

We believe that democracy requires that economic and social distance between people is not too great. Society must be organized so that as many as possible can fend for themselves. Those who can't, must be guaranteed assistance. Legislation must be clear and transparent. Requirement of openness and rectitude will apply to all concentrations of power.

We will work to spread respect for human rights. We will claim the liberal mind and counteract intolerance. Minority rights must be protected against majority overwhelm. We will argue legal and non-violence principle, both between people and between states.

Sustainability
The Radical Liberal Party will work towards a society that is in any situation sustainable. By sustainability we mean choices and solutions that do not undermine the living conditions for future generations.

We will manage both the natural resources and economic resources, so that we have a sustainable development. Economic development must be controlled so we can achieve this goal. It is imperative that we reduce global consumption of natural resources that can not be restored.

It must be possible to develop the earth's poorest countries, without distroying the global ecological balance. Sustainable development therefore requires that the rich countries for restraint and renunciation leaves room for development in the world. The concept of "ecological space" must be developed and included as essential yardstick for sustainability.

Nation, States and cities must take the lead in efforts for sustainability. Before the adoption of a law, the environmental consequences must be fully known.

Businesses and households must be made sustainable by curbing emissions of pollutants and nutrients and promote environmentally friendly solutions. Livestock must meet the animals' natural behavior and needs. There must be an effective effort to clean up past pollution. Groundwater resources should be protected, so all are ensured clean drinking water.

We must develop green accounting expressing consequences for nature and environment. The environmental costs of production, transportation, consumption and waste management should be reflected in prices.

The Radical Liberal Party believes that the goal of global sustainability requires that nuclear power is stopped and that global consumption of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) must respect the ecological space. It must be assisted through restrictions in the rich countries' consumption and a more efficient use of energy worldwide.

Democracy
Individuals must have the greatest influence on his own living environment and on the society. Only those who have real influence, can take real responsibility. Democracy is based on openness and debate between voters and elected representatives.

Representative democracy and subsidiarity must be the cornerstones of the Lovian democracy. This means that decisions are made as close as possible to those which they relate, provided that the basic requirements for quality and legal certainty is achieved. We must continually assess whether the tasks are in the right places.

Political power must act under the authority of an engaged and critical public. It must be easy to obtain information on elected opinions. Therefore information on the impact of policy decisions is required to see if it defends the interests of organizations and others. Public education must help to bring democracy and development. The media and organizations can not substitute for citizens' participation. They are only tools for society's democratic life.

Referendums should complement representative democracy, both on a federal scale and locally. Referendums are to be implemented in the light of public discussion and broad awareness activities. Voters must be able to initiate referendums.

Rank, title and order professionals should be abolished.

Society, government and individuals
The Radical Liberal Party will work for the welfaresociety and against social exclusion.

It requires the whole community in a collaboration between government, businesses and communities around family, work and communities, help solve common tasks. Everyone must do their bit to create space and opportunities to those who have special needs. The welfare society must be based on financial accountability of the self-reliant and beneficiary populations.

The social action must respect the personal dignity and aim to put the individual in a position to fend for themselves. The individual must have the opportunity to improve its situation. For the people with permanent need for help, the government must be committed to ensuring a dignified and secured lived.

We will maintain a publicly paid health care system of great quality.

Everyone has the right and obligation to education. Education is a necessary preparation for working life and a prerequisite for participating and critical citizenship. Education must provide a ballast of knowledge and experiences in a person's life. Ensure the opportunity for further education and Graduation throughout life. Parents are responsible for their children. Society must address children's needs for closeness, security and development.

The Radical Liberal Party will work to ensure that there is opportunity and support to diverse cultural activities that can challenge and develop people's everyday understanding. We will work to ensure that citizens have access to knowledge and comprehensive information through public libraries and daily newspapers and radio, TV and other information technologies.

Society must counter that technological development will create divisions. Both the new technology and the government must respect the individual privacy and the political and spiritual freedom.