2023 Estonian parliamentary election
parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 5 March 2023 to elect all 101 members of the Riigikogu. The Reform Party won 37 seats in total, while the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) placed second with 17 seats.[1] The Centre Party won 16 seats, a loss of 10, while Estonia 200 won 14 seats.
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All 101 seats in the Riigikogu 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 63.53% ( 0.14% pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distribution of seats and the largest party by electoral district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
changeAfter the previous parliamentary election in 2019, the Centre Party, led by Jüri Ratas, formed a government with Ratas serving as prime minister. His government ended in January 2021 after a corruption investigation, and Kaja Kallas of the Reform Party formed a coalition government with the Centre Party, which ended in June 2022. Kallas then formed a government with Isamaa and the Social Democratic Party and stayed as prime minister.
References
change- ↑ Duxbury, Charlie (5 March 2023). "Estonia's incumbent leader Kaja Kallas on course for election win". Politico. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.