Russian Party in Estonia
The Russian Party in Estonia (Estonian: Vene Erakond Eestis, VEE) was a minor political party in Estonia.
Russian Party in Estonia Vene Rahvuslik Liit | |
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Founder | Aleksei Sorokin |
Founded | 1920 |
Dissolved | 2008 |
Succeeded by | Estonian United Left Party |
Ideology | Russian minority interests Plurinationalism Cultural autonomy |
Political position | Syncretic |
Colours | |
History
The party was originally established as the Russian National Union, a right-of-centre party, in 1920.[1] It received 1% of the national vote in the parliamentary elections that year,[2] winning a single seat in the Riigikogu.[3]
After Estonia regained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Party of Estonia was established in 1994 as the legal successor to the Russian National Union.[4] For the 1995 elections the party formed the "Our Home is Estonia" alliance with the Estonian United People's Party.[5] The alliance won six seats.
The party ran alone in the 1999 elections, receiving 2% of the vote but failing to win a seat.[6][7] The 2003 elections saw the party's vote share fall to just 0.2% as it remained without representation in the Riigikogu. It received 0.2% of the vote again in the 2007 elections and 0.9% in the 2011 elections, failing to win a seat on either occasion.
In 2012 the party merged into the Social Democratic Party.[8]
Election results
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1920 | 8,623 | 1.8 (#9) | 1 / 100 |
– | Opposition |
1995 | 31,763 | 5.87 (#6) | 6 / 101 |
– | Opposition |
1999 | 9,825 | 2.03 (#9) | 0 / 101 |
6 | Extraparliamentary |
2003 | 990 | 0.20 (#11) | 0 / 101 |
Extraparliamentary | |
2007 | 1,084 | 0.20 (#10) | 0 / 101 |
Extraparliamentary | |
2011 | 5,029 | 0.87 (#7) | 0 / 101 |
Extraparliamentary |
References
- David James Smith, John Hiden (2012) Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State: National Cultural Autonomy Revisited, Routledge, p64
- Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p582 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p586
- Janusz Bugajski (2002) Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era, M.E. Sharpe, p78
- Nohlen & Stöver, p579
- Nohlen & Stöver, p585
- Nohlen & Stöver, p587
- Social Dems Seal Merger with Russian Party Social Democratic Party