The chairperson Terttu Savola gathered the required five thousand supporter cards [fi] by herself.

[5] In the parliamentary elections of 2007 the party had a total of 10 candidates from the electoral districts of Helsinki, Lapland, Oulu, Northern Savonia and Uusimaa.

[9] In the municipal elections of 2004, For the Poor registered a total of 11 candidates in Helsinki, Suomussalmi and Vantaa.

[10] The party was denied access to the Yleisradio electoral debate, and it filed a complaint about discrimination to the justice representative.

The huge popularity of Timo Soini also brought Savola to the council, although For the Poor only received 0.3% of the vote.

The incumbent president Tarja Halonen did not, according to Savola, adequately address the plight of the Finnish poor.