Reform party wins Estonia’s general election

cde.news desk 4 March 2019, 06:58 · 1 min read

epa07410711 A woman leaves a polling station after voting in the Estonian parliamentary election, in Parnu, Estonia, 03 March 2019. Estonians are called to the polls on 03 March to vote for the 101 members of the Riigikogu (parliament) in an election that is expected to be won by the ruling 'Centre' party of Prime Minister Juri Ratas. Poster reads 'Riigikogu elections.' EPA-EFE/VALDA KALNINA

The centre-right Reform Party has won Estonia’s general election.

The BBC reports that the Reform Party, led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, won about 29% of the vote whilst the Centre Party won 23% of the vote. Kallas is now set to become Estonia’s first female prime minister.

The Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE), the far-right party which has called for a referendum on EU membership, came a close third.

The Reform Party will now have to enter into talks on the forming of a coalition government but Kallas insisted the EKRE were “not a choice for us”.

Nearly a quarter of Estonia’s 881,000 eligible voters cast their ballots by e-voting.

Via BBC

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Reform party wins Estonia’s general election

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