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 Estonian Reform Party is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kaja Kallas since 2018. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party",referencing its logo.
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.
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.
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.
Public transport in Tallinn consists of bus,tram,trolleybus,train,and ferry services. Tallinna Linnatranspordi (TLT) operates bus,tram and trolleybus routes,Elron operates train services,and Spinnaker OÜoperates the ferry service to Aegna Island on the high speed craft Vegtind. Tallinn is the only city in Estonia to have ever used trams or trolleybuses. Use of trolleybuses has decreased since their peak operation in 1988. Since 2024,diesel busses have started to be replaced by compressed gas–powered and battery electric buses.
Siim Valmar Kiisler is an Estonian politician,a member of the Parempoolsed,former member of Isamaa.
Urmas Reinsalu is an Estonian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023 and previously from 2019 to 2021. Before that,Urmas has served as the Minister of Defence between 2012 and 2014,and Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2019. Reinsalu is a member and current leader of the Isamaa ("Fatherland") political party,and was the party leader from 2012 to 2015.
Sven Sester is an Estonian politician and former Minister of Finance.
Siret Kotka is an Estonian politician and a member of Riigikogu. She represents the Lääne-Virumaa constituency as a member of the Estonian Centre Party.
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.
Taavi Rõivas's second cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia,in office from 9 April 2015 to 23 November 2016. It was a Triple Alliance coalition cabinet of liberal centre-right Estonian Reform Party,Social Democratic Party and conservative Pro Patria and Res Publica Union.
Kadri Simson is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party,European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019.
Raimond Kaljulaid is an Estonian politician and a member of the Estonian Parliament since 2019. Kaljulaid has served on the Foreign Affairs Committee,was Deputy Chair of European Union Affairs Committee 2021–2022,Chair of National Defence Committee 2022–2023. Currently he is a member of the National Defence Committee and Security Authorities Surveillance Select Committee and also serves on the Estonian Public Broadcasting Council 2023.
Tiina Lokk-Tramberg is an Estonian filmmaker,film teacher and politician,who was a member of the Riigikogu from 2012 to 2015,representing the Estonian Reform Party.
This is a list of the members of the 14th Riigikogu,the unicameral parliament of Estonia,following the 2019 election.
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.
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.
Electoral district no. 3 is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu,the national legislature of Estonia. The electoral district was established in 1995 following the re-organisation of the electoral districts in Tallinn. It is conterminous with the districts of Mustamäe and Nõmme in Tallinn. The district currently elects eight of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 71,882 registered electors.
Kristjan Järvan is an Estonian politician. Deputy mayor of Tallinn in charge of transportation since 14 April 2024. He served as Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
