{"id":5229,"date":"2023-09-28T17:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2024.electionseuropeennes.eu\/4425-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:33:07","slug":"estonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.electionseuropeennes.eu\/en\/estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696106944460{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Estonia<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696106952965{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Results of the 2024 European elections<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-226\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-226\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Political Party<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">European affiliation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Number of votes<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Percentage of votes<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Number of seats<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Trend compared to 2019<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Isamaa - Isamaa Erakond<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">EPP<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">79 170<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">21.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">\u2191 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SDE - Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">S&amp;D<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">71 171<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">19.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ER - Eesti Reformierakond<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Renew Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">66 017<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">17.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">\u2193 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">EKRE - Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ID<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">54 712<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">14.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">KE - Eesti Keskerakond<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Renew Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">45 767<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">12.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">=<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-226 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>List of Estonian MEPs<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-282\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-282\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">MEP<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Gender<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">National party<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Political group in the European Parliament<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">J\u00fcri Ratas<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">m<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Isamaa Erakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">EPP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Riho Terras<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">m<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Isamaa Erakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">EPP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marina Kaljurand<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">f<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">S&amp;D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sven Mikser<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">m<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">S&amp;D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Urmas Paet<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">m<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eesti Reformierakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Renew Europe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jaak Madison<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">m<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">ECR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jana Toom<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">f<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eesti Keskerakond<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Renew Europe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-282 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Results of the 2019 European elections<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-52\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-52\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Political party<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">European affiliation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\"> Number of votes<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Percentage of votes<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Number of seats<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Trend compared with 2014<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Reform Party<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Renew Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">87 158<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">26.2 %<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">\u2191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Social Democratic Party (SDE)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">S&amp;D<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">77 384<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">23.3 %<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">\u2191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Centre Party (KE)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Renew Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">47 819<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">14.4 %<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">\u2193<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Conservative People's Party (EKRE)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">42 268<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">12.7 %<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">New<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-52 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Electoral Procedures<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt; <\/span>Election Dates :<\/strong> 9 June 2024<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Number of MEPs:<\/strong> 7<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>At what age can one vote? <\/strong>18 years<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>At what age can one be elected?<\/strong>\u00a021 years<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Who can vote?<\/strong>\u00a0European citizens whose address is registered in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"part\">\n<h2>Electoral rules<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt; <\/span><strong>Voting method :<\/strong>\u00a0Closed list<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Means for attributing seats :<\/strong>\u00a0D\u2019Hondt Method<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Can candidates be chosen from a list?<\/strong>\u00a0No<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"part\">\n<h2>Institutions and political situation<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic parliamentary republic<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0<strong>Head of State :<\/strong> Alar Karis<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0<strong>Prime Minister :<\/strong> Kaja Kallas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"part\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"part\">\n<h2>Economy<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt; <\/span>Currency<\/strong>: Euro<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>GDP<\/strong>: \u20ac36 181 million (2022)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>GDP per capita<\/strong> (PPS): \u20ac16 250 (2022)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>GDP growth<\/strong>: -0.4% (2023)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Unemployment<\/strong>: 6.7% (July 2023)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Inflation<\/strong>: 4.2% (September 2023)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Public<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>debt<\/strong>: 18.4% (December 2022)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003399;\">&gt;<\/span> <strong>Budget<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>balance<\/strong>: 2.2% of GDP (2022)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"part\">\n<div class=\"part\">\n<h2>Geography and population<\/h2>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Surface Area :<\/strong>\u00a045 228 km\u00b2 (source : The CIA World Factbook)<br \/>\n\u2013 1.2 million inhabitants (est. 2023)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"part\">\n<h2>Printable version<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7777\" style=\"width: 219px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/server.www.robert-schuman.eu\/storage\/en\/dossiers-pedagogiques\/connaitre-europe\/carte\/estonie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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