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This article lists political parties in Estonia . Estonia has a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which no one party is likely to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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This article lists political parties in Estonia . Estonia has a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which no one party is likely to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Parties represented in the Riigikogu or the European Parliament.
| Party | Leader | Ideology | Political position | MPs | MEPs | European affiliation | |||
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| Estonian Reform Party Eesti Reformierakond | RE | Kaja Kallas | Liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-right | 38 / 101 | 2 / 7 | ALDE | ||
 | Conservative People's Party of Estonia Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond | EKRE | Martin Helme | National conservatism Right-wing populism | Right-wing to far-right | 16 / 101 | 1 / 7 | I&D | |
 | Estonia 200 Erakond Eesti 200 | E200 | Margus Tsahkna | Liberalism Social liberalism | Centre | 14 / 101 | 0 / 7 | ||
 | Social Democratic Party Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | SDE | Lauri Läänemets | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | 13 / 101 | 2 / 7 | PES | |
 | Fatherland Isamaa | I | Urmas Reinsalu | National conservatism Christian democracy | Centre-right to right-wing | 10 / 101 | 1 / 7 | EPP | |
 | Estonian Centre Party Eesti Keskerakond | KE | Mihhail Kõlvart | Plurinationalism Populism | Centre-left | 6 / 101 | 1 / 7 | ALDE | |
| Name | Leader | Ideology | ||
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| The Right Parempoolsed | PP | Lavly Perling | Fiscal conservatism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism | |
| Estonian Freedom Party – Farmers' Assembly Vabaduspartei – Põllumeeste Kogu | V–PK | Rein Koch | Agrarianism Conservatism | |
| Estonian Greens Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised | EER | Evelyn Sepp Mihkel Kangur | Green politics Social liberalism | |
| Estonian Free Party Vabaerakond Aru Pähe | VAP | Märt Meesak | Conservative liberalism | |
| Estonian United Left Party (de jure) The Left (de facto) | EÜVP | Keijo Lindeberg | Democratic socialism Pro-Europeanism | |
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