Estonian United Left Party

Estonian United Left Party (de jure)
Left Alliance (de facto)[1]
Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei (de jure)
Vasakliit (de facto)
AbbreviationEÜVP
LeaderKeijo Lindeberg
Founded28 June 2008 (2008-06-28)
Merger ofEstonian Left Party
Constitution Party
HeadquartersKentmanni 6-123, Tallinn
NewspaperVasakUudised
Membership (2024)Decrease 527[2]
IdeologySince 2024:
Democratic socialism
Pro-Europeanism
Progressivism
2023-2024:
Democratic socialism
Pro-Europeanism
2008-2023:
Russian minority politics[3][4][5]
Eurocommunism (self-proclaimed)[6]
Political positionLeft-wing
European affiliationParty of the European Left
Colours  Red (2008-2023, 2024-present)
  Pink (2023-2024)
Riigikogu
0 / 101
European Parliament
(Estonian seats)
0 / 7
Website
Official website

The Estonian United Left Party (Estonian: Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei, EÜVP), informally Left Alliance (Estonian: Vasakliit), is a left-wing political party in Estonia undergoing reformation.

Through the Estonian Left Party, the party, founded in 2008, is the direct descendant of the Communist Party of Estonia, the former ruling party of Estonia during the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic period. Since 2004, through the Estonian Left Party, the party is a founding member of the Party of the European Left.

The party started self-reforming in 2023 to be a more youth-oriented "pro-Estonian, modern and Nordic left party", intending to de jure rebrand as Left-Wingers (Estonian: Vasakpoolsed, lit. 'the Left' or 'the Left-Wingers', a mirror of the name used by Parempoolsed) by early 2024.[7][8][9][10]

On 3 February 2024, the party failed to meet the quorum of around half of the members needing to be present to be able to vote on reform proposals in the party congress. Substitute party leader Keijo Lindeberg stated that the party intends to keep the formal name and branding of the Estonian United Left Party while informally using the branding and worldview of Vasakpoolsed.[11]

In late 2024, the party announced plans to rebrand as a socially liberal and economically left-wing party with the name Left Alliance (Estonian: Vasakliit).[12]

  1. ^ "Vasakliit | Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei" (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ Toots, Anu (March 2019). "2019 Parliamentary elections in Estonia" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
  4. ^ Lanko, Dmitry (2015). "Estonian Political Parties in the mid-2010s" (PDF). Open Access Repository.
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  6. ^ Kelomees, Herman (August 2022). "Eesti kommunistid soovivad tuhast tõusta".
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  9. ^ "Parempoolsete liige püüab Vasakpoolsed ree peale upitada". Eesti (in Estonian). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Endised noorsotside juhid astusid Vasakparteisse, mille ridades kandideeris riigireetmise süüdistusega Aivo Peterson". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  11. ^ "VIDEO ja FOTOD | Vasakpartei juhatuse valimine kukkus läbi. Juhi kohusetäitja: ei oodanud, et nii vähe inimesi kohale tuleb". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Restart 26.01.2025". Vasakpoolsed | Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.