Estonian Centre Party

Estonian Centre Party
Eesti Keskerakond
LeaderMihhail Kõlvart
FounderEdgar Savisaar
Founded12 October 1991; 33 years ago (1991-10-12)
Split fromPopular Front of Estonia
HeadquartersNarva mnt. 31-M1, Tallinn 10120
NewspaperKesknädal
Youth wingEstonian Centre Party Youth
Membership (2024)Decrease 12,308[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre
European Parliament groupRenew Europe; European Conservatives and Reformists[b]
Colours  Green
Riigikogu
7 / 101
Municipalities
247 / 1,717
European Parliament
2 / 7
Party flag
Flag of the Estonian Centre Party
Website
keskerakond.ee

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]

Headquarters of the Estonian Centre Party in Tallinn.

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]

  1. ^ "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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  6. ^ "Keskerakonna rüppe? Madison käis Kõlvartiga poliitmaastikul toimuvat arutamas". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ [1], Postimees, 5 November 2016
  9. ^ "Eesti Keskerakonna volikogu otsus: lahkume ALDE-st - Keskerakond". keskerakond.ee. Retrieved 14 September 2024.


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