Democratic Bloc (Estonia)

The Democratic Bloc was a political grouping in Estonia.

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The Bloc was formed in 1917 by the Estonian Democratic Party, the Estonian Radical Democratic Party and the Rural League.[1] Between them the parties had won 24 of the 62 seats in the Provincial Assembly elections in the same year.[2]

In the Russia-wide elections in November 1917, the Democratic Bloc received around 23% of the vote in the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia.[3] In the Estonian Constituent Assembly elections the following year, the Bloc maintained its vote share at around 23%.[4]

In March 1919 the Estonian Democratic Party and Estonian Radical Democratic Party merged to form the Estonian People's Party,[1] with the Rural League remaining a separate party.

References
  1. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p389 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. Suny, Ronald Grigor (1993). The Revenge of the Past. ISBN 978-0-8047-2247-6.
  3. Toivo U. Raun (2001) Estonia and the Estonians, Hoover Press, p103
  4. Raun, p104
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