Estonian Centre Party
Estonian Centre Party Eesti Keskerakond | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Mihhail Kõlvart |
| 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 (2024) | 12,308[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe and European Conservatives and Reformists[b] |
| Colours | Green |
| Riigikogu | 7 / 101 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 7 |
| Municipalities | 247 / 1,717 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| keskerakond.ee | |
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The Estonian Centre Party (Estonian: Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia.[7] It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart.[8]
The party was founded on 12 October 1991 from the basis of the Popular Front of Estonia after several parties split from it. At that time, the party was called the People's Centre Party (Rahvakeskerakond) to differentiate from the smaller centre-right Rural Centre Party (Maa-Keskerakond). The party was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe until 14 September 2024.[9]
- ^ "The list of the members: Eesti Keskerakond". e-business register. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Keskerakonna rüppe? Madison käis Kõlvartiga poliitmaastikul toimuvat arutamas". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Santana, Andrés; Zagórski, Piotr; Rama, José (2 April 2020). "At odds with Europe: explaining populist radical right voting in Central and Eastern Europe". East European Politics. 36 (2): 288–309. doi:10.1080/21599165.2020.1737523. ISSN 2159-9165. S2CID 216476001.
- ^ [1], Postimees, 5 November 2016
- ^ "Eesti Keskerakonna volikogu otsus: lahkume ALDE-st - Keskerakond". keskerakond.ee. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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