The Estonian Centre Party is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia,and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart.
The Social Democratic Party is a centre-left political party in Estonia. It is currently led by Lauri Läänemets. The party was formerly known as the Moderate People's Party. The SDE has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May 2003 and was a member of the Socialist International from November 1990 to 2017. It is orientated towards the principles of social-democracy,and it supports Estonia's membership in the European Union. From April 2023,the party has been a junior coalition partner in the third Kallas government.
The Estonian Independence Party was a far-right nationalist political party in Estonia. The small party,founded in 1999,never had any significant success in the elections,and it was dissolved in 2022. One of the principal aims of the party was the withdrawal of Estonia from the European Union.
Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 and as the leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023,and the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007. Ratas was a member of the Centre Party until switching to Isamaa in 2024.
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 4 March 2007. The newly elected 101 members of the 11th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. It was the world's first nationwide vote where part of the voting was carried out in the form of remote electronic voting via the internet.
The Conservative People's Party of Estonia is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Estonia led by Martin Helme. It was founded in March 2012 with the merger of People's Union of Estonia and Estonian Patriotic Movement. Its first leader,Margo Miljand,served as the chairman until 2013 when he was succeeded by Mart Helme. Its popularity remained low until late 2014,when the party began to draw supporters from the right;in the 2015 Estonian parliamentary election,it passed the electoral threshold and won seats in parliament for the first time. Since then,its support has grown,turning it into one of the largest parties in Estonia. In the 2019 Estonian parliamentary election,EKRE placed third,winning 19 seats in total. Mart was succeeded as party chairman by his son,Martin Helme,in July 2020.
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 3 March 2019. The newly elected 101 members of the 14th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The Reform Party remained the largest party,gaining four seats for a total of 34 and the Conservative People's Party had the largest gain overall,increasing their seat count by 12 to a total of 19 seats.
Indrek Saar is an Estonian actor and politician. He has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2019 to 2022 and the Minister of Culture of Estonia from 2015 to 2019.
Kersti Kaljulaid is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021,and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918. She was also the youngest president,aged 46 at the time of her election.
Mihhail Stalnuhhin,russified as Mikhail Anatolyevich Stalnukhin is an Estonian politician,representing the Estonian Centre Party from 1996 to 2022. He is a member of the Riigikogu,representing Ida-Virumaa. He was also the chairman of the Narva City Council in 2003–2011 and the chairman of the Riigikogu state budget control committee in 2017–2019.
Monika Haukanõmm is an Estonian social worker and politician who has been representing the Estonian Free Party in the Riigikogu since 2015.
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 5 March 2023 to elect all 101 members of the Riigikogu. The officially published election data indicate the victory of the Reform Party,which won 37 seats in total,while the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) placed second with 17 seats. The Centre Party won 16 seats,a loss of 10,while Estonia 200 won 14 seats,gaining representation in the Riigikogu.
Martin Helme is an Estonian politician and current leader of the Conservative People's Party (EKRE). From 2019 to 2021 he was the country's Minister of Finance.
Jüri Ratas's second cabinet was the 50th cabinet of Estonia,in office from 29 April 2019 to 14 January 2021. It was a centre-right coalition cabinet of the Centre Party,right-wing populist Conservative People's Party (EKRE) and conservative Isamaa.
Urmas Espenberg is an Estonian author,politician and publicist,member of the XIV Riigikogu as an alternate member.
An election for the Members of the European Parliament from Estonia as part of the 2024 European Parliament election took place on 9 June. Early voting took place from 3 June to 8 June.
An indirect election took place in Estonia on 30 and 31 August 2021 to elect the president of Estonia,who is the country's head of state. The Riigikogu —the Parliament of Estonia —elected Alar Karis to serve in the office and he was sworn in as the 6th president on 11 October 2021. The incumbent,Kersti Kaljulaid,was eligible to seek reelection to a second,and final,term but failed to gain the endorsement of at least 21 MPs,which is required in order for a candidate to register,as she was outspoken against some of the policies of the government,who thus denied her support.
Ester Karuse is an Estonian politician representing the Estonian Centre Party. From 13 March 2020 until 26 April 2021,she was the mayor of Valga Parish. Following the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election,she was elected to the Riigikogu.
Party of People's Unity was a civic nationalist anti-immigration Estonian political party active in 2014–2019.
Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives is a right-wing political party in Estonia founded in 2024. The founders of the party have described themselves as nationalist and conservative. Other topics the novel party intends to focus on include national defense,the economy,the population crisis,local nature and direct democracy. The party was formed after the expulsion of several key figures in EKRE which was followed by the exodus of hundreds more.
