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Historically the party had a strong base in the ' free churches ' ( Protestant congregations not part of the state church that turned into powerful grass-roots movements in the late 19th century ), but with the exception of certain regions, that is not a significant feature today.

Tensions between factions sometimes described as " the free religionists " and " the metropolitan liberals " ( occasionally in the form of an open left-right conflict, with the " free religious " members emphasizing the social aspect over liberal economics ) was an important part of party life up until the seventies.

It provoked a party split in the twenties, centered on the question of an alcohol ban, but differences were eventually repaired ( the re-merging of the parties in 1934 is one of the party's plethora of official creation dates, some others being 1895, 1900 and 1902, providing frequent cause for anniversary celebrations ).