The 2021 Finns Party leadership election (Finnish: Perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajavaalit 2021) was held in Jyväskylä, Finland, on 14 August 2021.[1] All members of the party who had paid their subscription were allowed to vote in the election.[2]
In June 2021, the incumbent party chair Jussi Halla-aho, who had led the party since 2017, informed that he would not run for re-election as chairman of the party, but would continue his role in parliament and his municipality.
Riikka Purra won the election in the first round with more than 60% of the vote, avoiding a runoff.
Candidates
- Riikka Purra, MP for Uusimaa
- Sakari Puisto, MP for Pirkanmaa
- Ossi Tiihonen, councillor in Lohja
- Kristiina Ilmarinen, MP candidate for Finland Proper in 2019, economist based in Salo
Notable endorsements
Opinion polls
| Poll source | Survey
dates | | | | |
| | | | |
| Riikka Purra | Sakari Puisto | Juho Eerola | Vilhelm Junnila | Undecided |
| Yle poll[3] | 17 July 2021 | 65% | 16% | 2% | 2% | |
Results
Riikka Purra was elected party leader, earning 63.76% of valid votes.[4] A few months after the election, in December 2021, Ossi Tiihonen left PS and applied to join Power Belongs to the People.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Riikka Purra | 774 | 63.76% |
| Sakari Puisto | 252 | 20.76% |
| Ossi Tiihonen | 181 | 14.91% |
| Kristiina Ilmarinen | 7 | 0.58% |
| Total valid votes | 1,214 | 100.00 |
| |
| Invalid/blank votes | 88 | 6.76 |
| Total votes cast | 1,302 | 100.00 |
See also
Finland portal
Politics portal
References
- ^ "Riikka Purra perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajaksi, näin puolueväki kommentoi: "Maltillinen, mutta todella määrätietoinen nainen", "Olisin ennemmin toivonut miestä"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2021-08-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Perussuomalaiset rp:n säännöt". Finns Party. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Yle survey: Riikka Purra frontrunner in Finns Party leadership race". yle.fi. Yle News. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Riikka Purra on perussuomalaisten uusi puheenjohtaja". suomenuutiset.fi. Suomen Uutiset. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
Further reading
- Nurmi, Lauri (2017). Perussuomalaisten hajoamisen historia (in Finnish). Helsinki: Into. ISBN 978-952-264-878-5.
