National Coalition Party

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The National Coalition Party (NCP; Finnish: Kansallinen Kokoomus [ˈkɑnsɑlːinen ˈko̞ko̞ːmus], Kok; Swedish: Nationella Samlingspartiet, Saml) is a liberal conservative and conservative liberal political party in Finland. It is the current governing political party. Founded in 1918, the National Coalition Party is one of the "big three" parties that have dominated Finnish national politics for several decades, along with the Social Democratic Party 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, education, equality of opportunities, and democracy". Their foreign stances are pro-NATO and pro-European oriented, the party is also a member of the European People's Party (EPP). The party is described by literature as a conservative as well as a party on the centre-right, with catch-all characteristics. The party's vote share has been approximately 20% in parliamentary elections since the 1990s and has...

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