Estonian Centre Party
political party in Estonia
The Estonian Centre Party (Estonian: Eesti Keskerakond) is a centrist,[2] social-liberal, populist political party in Estonia. It is one of the two largest political parties in Estonia and currently has 26 seats in the Estonian Parliament.
Estonian Centre Party Eesti Keskerakond | |
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| Leader | Jüri Ratas |
| Founder | Edgar Savisaar |
| Founded | 12 October 1991 |
| Split from | Popular Front of Estonia |
| Headquarters | Narva mnt. 31-M1, Tallinn 10120 |
| Newspaper | Kesknädal |
| Youth wing | Estonian Centre Party Youth |
| Membership (2021) |  14,732[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-lefta[›] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| Colours | Green |
| Riigikogu | 16 / 101 |
| Municipalities | 247 / 1,717 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 7 |
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| Website | |
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It is now part of the Government of Estonia led by Kaja Kallas.
The party is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
References
change- ↑ "The list of the members: Eesti Keskerakond". e-business register. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Andrejs Plakans (2011), A Concise History of the Baltic States, Cambridge University Press, p. 424
