However, because of the radical rhetoric of Yliruusi and the party's negative attitude to fascism and war, it was also seen as leftist.
Some sections and members of the PMP had links to the underground Communist Party of Finland, who favoured cooperation with PMP as part of its popular front policy.
[1] During the Winter War, the PMP criticized the pro-German policies of the government.
Yliruusi attempted to start a new publication, Suomen Sanomia, but it was rapidly closed down by the authorities.
In 1941, both of the PMP MPs left the party and joined the Agrarian League.