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.
Edgar Savisaar was an Estonian politician,one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia,Minister of the Interior,Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications,and twice mayor of Tallinn.
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.
A parliamentary election was held in Estonia on 6 March 2011,with e-voting between 24 February and 2 March 2011. The newly elected 101 members of the 12th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The incumbent government of the Reform Party and IRL continued in office until 2014 when Prime Minister Andrus Ansip resigned,ending his tenure as the longest-serving Prime Minister in contemporary Estonian history. He was replaced by Taavi Rõivas who formed a new coalition government with SDE. The Riigikogu elected after this election was the least fragmented in Estonian history,featuring only four parties.
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.
Mart Helme is an Estonian politician,diplomat and historian who served as the Minister of the Interior from 2019 to 2020. He was the longtime chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) from 13 April 2013 to 4 July 2020 when he was succeeded by his son Martin Helme.
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.
Jaak Madison is an Estonian politician and a member the European Parliament,where he is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade. He was member and deputy chairman of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia until leaving the party in June 2024 and joining Estonian Centre Party.
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.
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.
Mihhail Kõlvart is an Estonian politician currently serving as the leader of the Centre Party since 2023. He served as the mayor of Tallinn,Estonia,a position he has held since April 2019,after the resignation of Taavi Aas,until the vote of no confidence in him held on 26 March 2024.
Rain Epler is an Estonian politician. He served as Minister of the Environment in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Jüri Ratas from 16 November 2020 to 26 January 2021. Tõnis Mölder was appointed as his successor. He is affiliated with the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE).
Helle-Moonika Helme is an Estonian musician and politician. She has been member of XIV Riigikogu and XV Riigikogu.
Parliamentary elections will be held in Estonia by 7 March 2027 to elect all 101 members of the Riigikogu. Electoral district reform has been discussed for the next election.
Party of People's Unity was a civic nationalist anti-immigration Estonian political party active in 2014–2019.
Karmen Joller is an Estonian family doctor,advocate for evidence-based medicine,and politician. She is a member of the Riigikogu.
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.
The 2022 Estonian government crisis was a political event in Estonia that occurred between May and July 2022. It includes the events that follow the introduction of a child benefits bill by the governing Centre Party with the support of the opposition Isamaa,Social Democrats and EKRE but without the support of the senior partner in the coalition,the Reform Party.
