Estonian United Left Party
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Estonian United Left Party Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei | |
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| Leader | Julia Lindvall |
| Founded | 28 June 2008 |
| Preceded by | Estonian Left Party Constitution Party |
| Headquarters | Keemikute tn 26–2, Maardu |
| Membership (2021) |  1,696[1] |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[2] Eco-socialism[2] Russian minority politics[2] Russophilia[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| Colours | Red |
| Riigikogu | 0 / 101
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| European Parliament (Estonian seats) | 0 / 7
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| Website | |
| Official website (archived 26 May 2019) | |
The Estonian United Left Party (Estonian: Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei, Russian: Объединённая левая партия Эстонии, Ob'edinënnaja levaja partija Estonii) is a political party in Estonia. It has socialist characteristics, and also seeks to represent the Russian minority in Estonia (approximately 24%). It is a member of the Party of the European Left.
History[]
On 28 June 2008, the Estonian Left Party (a party comprising most of the remnants of the post-1990 Communist Party of Estonia) and the Constitution Party (one of two parties representing the Russian minority in Estonia) merged to form the Estonian United Left Party (Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei).[3]
Ideology[]
The fundamental value of the Estonian United Left Party is supporting economic equality. The party claims it prioritises the weakest members of the society.[2] The party is against presence of NATO forces in Estonia.
Election results[]
Parliamentary elections[]
| Election | Votes | Seats | Pos. | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |||
| 2015 | 764 | 0.13 | new | 0 / 101
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new | 10th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2019 | 510 | 0.09 | 0.04
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0 / 101
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 0
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10th | Extra-parliamentary |
European Parliament elections[]
| Election | Votes | Seats | Pos. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | ||
| 2009 | 3,519 | 0.89 | new | 0 / 6
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new | 7th |
| 2014 | 226 | 0.07 | 0.82
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0 / 6
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0
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9th |
References[]
- ^ "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Vasakpartei: Meist" (in Estonian). EÜVP.
- ^ "Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei on loodud".
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