Demobilised Soldiers' Union

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The Demobilised Soldiers' Union (Estonian : Demobiliseeritud Sõjaväelaste Liit) was a political party in Estonia between 1921 and 1925.

History

The party was established in 1923. [1] In the elections that year it won a single seat in the Riigikogu (taken by Heinrich Laretei) with 1.2% of the vote. [2] [3]

The party was dissolved in 1925 after the Estonian Defence League was re-established.

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References

  1. Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p394 ISBN   0-313-23804-9
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p582 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p586