2016 National Coalition Party leadership election

presidential 11 June 2016 2014 Petteri Orpo 160px 396.8 (1st round)441.4 (2nd round) 48.8% (1st round)55.0% (2nd round) Alexander Stubb 150px 294.4 (1st round)361 (2nd round) 36.2% (1st round)45.0% (2nd round) Elina Lepomäki 150px 122.4 (1st round) 15.0% (1st round) Chair Alexander Stubb Petteri Orpo The National Coalition Party leadership election, 2016 was held in Lappeenranta, Finland on 11 June 2016, to elect the chair of the National Coalition Party. In the election, Alexander Stubb, the incumbent party chair and Minister of Finance, was defeated by Petteri Orpo, the Minister of the Interior. Elina Lepomäki, a Member of the Parliament, finished third.Orpo ousts Stubb from NCP leadership http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/orpo_ousts_stubb_from_ncp_leadership/8950213 Yle News 11 June 2016 Yle April 8, 2017Kokoomuksen puheenjohtajaksi valittiin Petteri Orpo 11 June 2016 https://www.kokoomus.fi/uutiset/kokoomuksen-puheenjohtajaksi-valittiin-petteri-orpo/ National Coalition Party April 8, 2017 After the leadership election, Orpo took Stubb's post as the Minister of Finance. This was the first time when an incumbent chair of the National Coalition Party lost a leadership election.Kokoomuksen uusi puheenjohtaja Petteri Orpo lupaa kehittää puoluetta ihmiskasvoisempaan suuntaan http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000002905773.html 8 April 2017 Helsingin Sanomat 11 June 2016 References Category:2016 in Finland Category:Political party leadership elections in Finland National Coalition Party leadership election Category:June 2016 in Finland