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Finland's Premier Juha Sipila Re-Elected as Center Party Leader

Finland's Premier Juha Sipila Re-Elected as Center Party Leader

(Bloomberg) -- Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila was re-elected for his fourth term as the leader of the Center Party.

Center Party representatives gathered in Sotkamo, northern Finland, voted overwhelmingly to back the premier, who has led the party since 2012, according to a statement. Sipila will now lead his group until 2020, overseeing its campaigns in next year’s general election, European parliament election and possible regional council elections.

To contact the reporter on this story: Kati Pohjanpalo in Helsinki at kpohjanpalo@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Tasneem Hanfi Brögger at tbrogger@bloomberg.net, Zoe Schneeweiss

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