Estonian Reform Party
Estonian political party
The Estonian Reform Party is an Estonian political party founded on November 13, 1994. It followed the earlier Estonian Liberal Democratic Party. It is often called the "Squirrel Party" because its logo looks like a squirrel.
Estonian Reform Party Eesti Reformierakond | |
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Chairperson | Kaja Kallas |
General Secretary | Timo Suslov |
Founder | Siim Kallas |
Founded | 18 November 1994 |
Merger of | |
Headquarters | Tallinn, Tõnismägi 9 10119 |
Newspaper | Paremad Uudised Reformikiri |
Youth wing | Estonian Reform Party Youth |
Membership (2021) | 11,262[1] |
Ideology | Liberalism (Estonian) |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
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Slogan | "Parem Eesti kõigile" "A Better Estonia for Everyone" |
Riigikogu | 37 / 101 |
Municipalities | 244 / 1,717 |
European Parliament | 2 / 7 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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Its policy is to form a prosperous civil society, with a simple tax system and minimal state intervention in the market.
The Reform Party belongs to the Union of European Liberal and Reform Parties, which also includes the Center Party.
Kaja Kallas, who has been Prime Minister since 2021, has been leader of the party since 2018.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "Estonia: Kaja Kallas and the liberal Estonia of the future". www.freiheit.org. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2023-08-20.