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- 1 2 3 4 "Libertas Eesti Erakond osaleb europarlamendi valimistel" from postimees.ee, English translation here
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Libertas Eesti Erakond (LEE) Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine ", from Eesti Erakondade Ajalugu Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine , English translation here
- ↑ Political party: LIBERTAS EESTI Erakond Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine , from the Estonian Centre of Registers and Information Systems/Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus
- ↑ "Libertas Eesti Erakond kinnitas Europarlamendi valimisnimekirja Archived May 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ", undated page, http://www.libertas.eu
- ↑ "Results:Estonia". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27.