The National Coalition , or Coalition Party [1] ( Fin. Kansallinen Kokoomus , abbreviated Kok. ), Often simply Kokoomus ( Fin. Kokoomus ; Swedish. Samlingspartiet , abbreviated Saml. ) Is a center-right political party in Finland .
| National coalition | |
|---|---|
| fin. Kansallinen kokoomus Swede. Samlingspartiet | |
 Party logo on a building in Turku | |
| Leader | Petteri Orpo |
| Established | December 9, 1918 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Ideology | Liberalism Conservatism Liberal conservatism Pro-europeanism |
| International | International Democratic Union European People's Party |
| Number of members | 34,000 (2016) |
| Places in Eduscunt | 38/200 ( 2019 ) |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 3/13 ( 2014 ) |
| Website | www.kokoomus.fi |
The party won the 2011 parliamentary elections , however , it took third place in the 2015 parliamentary elections and the 2019 parliamentary elections .
Content
- 1 Historical information
- 1.1 The results of parliamentary elections
- 2 Current events, internal party elections
- 3 Organizational structure
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Historical information
It was formed after the civil war in Finland in 1918 as a result of the unification of a minority of the Party of Young Finns with a majority of the , who held promonarchist positions; Republican wings of the same parties created the National Progressive Party .
- See also
Parliamentary Election Results
| Year | The number of deputies | Number of votes | Number of votes (%%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 28 | 151 018 | 15.71% |
| 1922 | 35 | 157 116 | 18.15% |
| 1924 | 38 | 166,880 | 18.99% |
| 1927 | 34 | 161,450 | 17.74% |
| 1929 | 28 | 138 008 | 14.51% |
| 1930 | 42 | 203,958 | 18.05% |
| 1933 | eighteen | 187 527 | 16.93% |
| 1936 | twenty | 121 619 | 10.36% |
| 1939 | 25 | 176,215 | 13.58% |
| 1945 | 28 | 255 394 | 15.04% |
| 1948 | 33 | 320 366 | 17.04% |
| 1951 | 28 | 264,044 | 14.57% |
| 1954 | 24 | 257,025 | 12.80% |
| 1958 | 29th | 297 094 | 15.28% |
| 1962 | 32 | 346 638 | 15.06% |
| 1966 | 26 | 326 928 | 13.79% |
| 1970 | 37 | 457,582 | 18.05% |
| 1972 | 34 | 453,434 | 17.59% |
| 1975 | 35 | 505 145 | 18.37% |
| 1979 | 47 | 626 764 | 21.65% |
| 1983 | 44 | 659,078 | 22.12% |
| 1987 | 53 | 666,236 | 23.13% |
| 1991 | 40 | 526,487 | 19.31% |
| 1995 | 39 | 497,624 | 17.89% |
| 1999 | 46 | 563,835 | 21.03% |
| 2003 | 40 | 517904 | 18.55% |
| 2007 | fifty | 616841 | 22.26% |
| 2011 | 44 | 599 138 | 20.4% |
| 2015 | 37 | 539615 | 18.2% |
Current events, internal party elections
From 2004 to June 2014, the party was chaired by Jyrki Katainen (born 1971), who served as Minister of Finance of Finland since 2007 [1] and since June 22, 2011, as Prime Minister of Finland .
In early March 2011, a meeting of conservative EU leaders was held in Helsinki , at which Jyrki Katainen acted as host of the event; European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended. Finnish opposition forces accused Katainen of wanting to raise his rating under the pretext of a meeting of European leaders [1] .
June 15-17, 2012 in Rovaniemi was the next party congress [2] . Jyrki Katainen [3] was re-elected as party chairman, with , and Henna Virkkunen [4] elected as their deputies.
The results of a survey conducted in July 2013 among party members showed that a fourth of them are dissatisfied with the activities of the chairman [5] . On April 5, 2014, Katainen announced that he would not run for president at the congress of the Coalition Party in June and, accordingly, would resign as prime minister after the election of a new party leader [6] .
On June 14, Alexander Stubb was elected the new chairman of the party [7] .
On June 11, 2016, the Minister of the Interior, Petteri Orpo, was elected the new chairman of the party [8] . On June 9, 2018, at a party congress in Turku, he was re-elected to this post [9] .
Organizational
The national coalition consists of districts, districts of communal organizations.
The highest body is the party conference ( puoluekokous ), between party conferences is the party board ( puoluehallitus ), the executive bodies are the party bureau ( puheenjohtajisto ) and the party secretariat ( puoluetoimisto ), the highest officials are the party chairman ( puolueen puheenjouhaj varapuheenjohtajat ), party secretary ( puoluesihteeri ).
- Areas
The districts correspond to the old single-mandate constituencies.
The supreme organ of the district - the district conference (piirikokous), between the district conference - District board (piirihallitus), the executive body of the district - District Secretariat (piiritoimisto).
- communal organizations
Utility organizations correspond to cities and communes.
The supreme body of the municipal organization - general meeting of the municipal organization (kunnallisjärjestön kokous), between general meetings of municipal organizations - the municipal board of the organization (kunnallisjärjestön hallitus).
See also
- Setalia, Emil Nestor
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 A meeting of conservative EU leaders was held in Helsinki // Novosti po-russki on the website of the Finnish television and radio company YLE , March 4, 2011. (Retrieved March 5, 2011)
- ↑ The Coalition Party begins its congress in Rovaniemi // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 15, 2012. (Retrieved June 18, 2012)
- ↑ Katainen elected for a new term as Chairman of the Coalition Party // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 16, 2012. (Retrieved June 18, 2012)
- ↑ The Party Congress of the Coalition Party ended in Rovaniemi // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 17, 2012. (Retrieved June 18, 2012)
- ↑ The Coalition Party is dissatisfied with its chairman // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 22, 2013. (Retrieved July 22, 2013)
- ↑ Katainen will leave the post of chairman of the Coalition Party, Finland will receive a new prime minister in June // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) April 5, 2014. (Retrieved April 6, 2014)
- ↑ Alexander Stubb - new prime minister of the country // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 14, 2014. (Retrieved June 16, 2014)
- ↑ Petteri Orpo will lead the Coalition Party // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 11, 2016. (Retrieved June 11, 2016)
- ↑ Petteri Orpo was re-elected as chairman of the Coalition Party . Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy . Yle News Service (June 9, 2018). Date of treatment June 14, 2018. Archived June 14, 2018.
Links
- Official site (Russian)
- Charter of the Coalition Party
- Article on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (inaccessible link)
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