2024 European Parliament election in Estonia
An election for the Members of the European Parliament from Estonia will take place on June 9.[1][2]
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Background
Pre-election composition
| Party | Alliance | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonian Reform Party | RE | 2 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2 | ||||
| Estonian Centre Party | RE | 1 | ||||
| Conservative People's Party of Estonia | ID | 1 | ||||
| Isamaa | EPP | 1 | ||||
| Source: European Parliament[3] | ||||||
Candidates
Publicly expressed interest
- Andrus Ansip, Member of the European Parliament (2019-present), Prime Minister of Estonia (2005-2014)[4][5]
- Urmas Paet, Member of the European Parliament (2014-present)[5]
Potential candidates
- Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence (2022-present)[6]
- Yoko Alender, Member of the Estonian Parliament (2015-present)[6]
Declined to be candidates
- Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2021-present)[5][6]
Publicly expressed interest
- Marina Kaljurand, Member of the European Parliament (2019-present), independent candidate in the 2016 Estonian presidential election[5]
Potential candidates
- Sven Mikser, Member of the European Parliament (2019-present)[6]
- Jevgeni Ossinovski, Minister of Health and Labour (2015-2018)[6]
- Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior (2022-present)[5]
Publicly expressed interest
Potential candidates
- Tanel Kiik, Minister of Health and Labour (2021-2022)[6][9]
- Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski, Member of the Estonian Parliament (2019-present)[6]
- Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy (2019-present)[6][8]
- Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021-2022)[6]
- Neeme Väli, Major General of the Defence League (2022-present)[6]
Declined to be candidates
- Jaan Toots, Mayor of Narva (2023-presnt)[10]
Publicly expressed interest
- Jaak Madison, Member of the European Parliament (2019-present)[7][11][12]
Potential candidates
- Martin Helme, Minister of Finance (2019-2021)[5][6]
- Henn Põlluaas, Chairman of the Estonian Parliament (2019-2021)[6][13]
- Siim Pohlak, Member of the Estonian Parliament (2019-present)[6]
- Anti Poolamets, Member of the Estonian Parliament (2019-present)[13]
- Urmas Reitelmann, Member of the Estonian Parliament (2019-2023)[13]
Potential candidates
- Riho Terras, Member of the European Parliament (2020-present), Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces (2011-2018)[6]
- Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019-2021, 2022-2023)[5][6]
- Tõnis Lukas, Minister of Education and Research (1999-2002, 2007-2011, 2022-2023)[6]
- Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003-2005)[13]
Potential candidates
- Lauri Hussar, Chairman of the Estonian Parliament (2023-present)[5][6]
- Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research (2023-present)
Publicly expressed interest
- Lavly Perling, chief state prosecutor (2014-2019)[5]
Potential candidates
- Evelyn Sepp, Member of the Estonian Parliament (2001-2011)[5]
Publicly expressed interest
- Oleg Ivanov, United Left Party candidate in the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election[14]
Potential candidates
- Aivo Peterson, most-voted United Left Party candidate in the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election[14]
Declined to be candidates
- Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia (2016-2021)[15]
Opinion polling and seat projections
Seats
The following table shows the projected number of seats for the parties in the EU Parliament.
| Organisation | Release date | Ref RE |
SDE S&D |
Kesk RE |
EKRE ID |
Isamaa EPP |
E200 RE |
Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Elects | 30 September 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 15 September 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Europe Elects | 31 August 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Europe Elects | 31 July 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 17 July 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Europe Elects | 28 June 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Europe Elects | 31 May 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 22 May 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 30 Mar 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Der Föderalist | 1 Feb 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 6 Dec 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 12 Oct 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 20 Aug 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Der Föderalist | 22 Jun 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 26 Apr 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 1 Mar 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 4 Jan 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 8 Nov 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 13 Sep 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Der Föderalist | 21 Jul 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 24 May 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 29 Mar 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 2 Feb 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 9 Dec 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Der Föderalist | 12 Oct 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Election Results | 26 May 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Results
| Party | |
|---|---|
| Estonian Reform Party | |
| Social Democratic Party | |
| Estonian Centre Party | |
| Conservative People's Party of Estonia | |
| Isamaa | |
| Total | |
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