National Coalition Party of Finland
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National Coalition Party
Kansallinen Kokoomus Samlingspartiet |
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| Abbreviation | NCP, kok. or KOK, Saml. |
| Chairman | Petteri Orpo |
| Deputy chairs |
Antti Häkkänen Sanni Grahn-Laasonen Janne Sankelo |
| Founded | 9 December 1918 |
| Merger of | Finnish Party, Young Finnish Party |
| Headquarters | Kansakoulukuja 3 A, Helsinki |
| Youth wing | Youth of the National Coalition Party |
| Student wing | Student Union of National Coalition Party – Tuhatkunta |
| Women's wing | Kokoomuksen Naisten Liitto |
| Membership (2016) | 34,000 |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Conservatism Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Cyan |
| Parliament of Finland |
38 / 200
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| European Parliament |
3 / 13
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| Municipalities |
1,492 / 8,999
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| Website | |
| www.kokoomus.fi | |
Coordinates: 60°10′03″N 24°56′01″E / 60.1675468°N 24.9337408°E
The National Coalition Party (NCP; Finnish: Kansallinen Kokoomus; kok. or KOK; Swedish: Samlingspartiet; Saml.; lit. national coalition) is a centre-rightpolitical party in Finland considered to be conservative, but showing increasing signs of liberalism. Founded in 1918, the National Coalition Party is one of the four largest parties in Finland, along with the Social Democratic Party, the Green League and the Centre Party. The current party chair is Petteri Orpo, elected on 11 June 2016. The party self-statedly bases its politics on "freedom, responsibility and democracy, equality of opportunity, education, supportiveness, tolerance and caring" and supports multiculturalism and gay rights. It is pro-NATO and pro-European as well as a member of the European People's Party (EPP).
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