Estonian Party for the Future Eesti Tulevikuerakond | |
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Abbreviation | TULE |
President | Viktoria Lukats |
Vice President | Vahur Kollom |
Founded | 20 August 2020 |
Dissolved | 26 May 2024 |
Merger of | Free Party Biodiversity Party |
Succeeded by | Free Party (2024) |
Headquarters | Tällevere |
Membership (2021) | 934 [1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre [2] to centre-right [3] |
Colours | Black Green |
Website | |
tulevikuerakond.com | |
The Estonian Party for the Future (Estonian : Eesti Tulevikuerakond, TULE) was an agrarian political party in Estonia. On 26 May 2024, the party rebranded to the old name Estonian Free Party. [4]
It was founded in 2020 from the merger of the Estonian Free Party and the Estonian Biodiversity Party. [5] At the February 2021 general assembly, Lauri Tõnspoeg was elected president of the party, and Vahur Kollom was elected vice-president. Urmas Heinaste, Mati Kose, Viktoria Lukats, Urmas Ott and Teet Randma were elected to the party board. [6]
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