Estonian Coalition Party

Estonian Coalition Party (Estonian: Eesti Koonderakond) was an Estonian centre-right liberal political party. Founded in 1991 by Tiit Vähi, it disbanded in 2002. The party was an observing member of Liberal International from 1998 on. It had a contacts with parties like Latvian Way and participated in the ruling coalition of 1995-1999. A party mostly uniting former (urban) nomenklatura and other Soviet era officials, it was closely allied with the Party of Rural People, which, however, represented more populist, centre-left ideology.

Estonian Coalition Party

Eesti Koonderakond  (Estonian)
LeaderTiit Vähi
Mart Siimann
Founded1991
Dissolved2002
IdeologyLiberalism[1]
Social liberalism
European affiliationnone
International affiliationLiberal International
European Parliament groupnone

References

  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Estonia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2019.


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