IRL's support falls below election threshold of 5 pctThe support of Estonia's Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL), a member of the government coalition, in April fell below the election threshold of 5 percent, results of a survey commissioned by BNS and the daily Postimees and carried out by pollster Kantar Emor show.Local News
Estonia: Ratings of Center, Reform even outThe ratings of the Center Party, senior member of Estonia's three-party ruling coalition, and the opposition Reform Party effectively became equal in March, it appears from a survey taken by Kantar Emor for BNS and Postimees.Local News
Center Party again tops popularity ratings in FebruaryEstonia's most popular party in February was the Center Party which was supported by 27 percent of respondents, results of a survey commissioner by BNS and the daily Postimees and carried out by pollster Kantar Emor show.Local News
Center's popularity lead over Reform Party narrows to 1 pt in NovemberEstonian Center Party's lead over the Reform Party in popularity rankings has narrowed to one point, it appears from a survey Kantar Emor pollsters conducted for BNS at the end of November.Local News
Coalition agreement signedChairman of the Center Party Juri Ratas, chairman of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) Margus Tsahkna and chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) Jevgeni Ossinovski signed the coalition agreement in Toompea Castle, the seat of the Estonian parliament, on Monday.Local News
Free Party will not join new govt coalitionThe Free Party will not join the new government coalition being set up by the Estonian Center Party, the Social Democratic Party (SDE) and the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL).Local News
Heads of 5 Estonian parlt groups invite PM to resign by 2 p.m. on WednesdayChairmen of five Estonian parliamentary groups after a meeting on Tuesday afternoon invited Prime Minister Taavi Roivas, the chairman of the Reform Party, to resign as head of government by Wednesday at 2 p.m. or otherwise all five parties will express no confidence in him.Local News
Estonian PM not to resignEstonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas said on Tuesday morning after the Reform Party's board meeting that he will not resign and will fight in defense of his positions.Local News
Center Party's rating climbs to 25 pctThe opposition Estonian Center Party saw its approval rating soar by five percentage points month over month to 25 percent in October, it appears from the outcome of a poll taken by Kantar Emor for BNS.Local News
Reform Party is Estonia's most popular party in JuneEstonia's most popular party in June is the Reform Party which was supported by 27 percent of respondents, results of a survey commissioned by BNS and carried out by pollster TNS Emor show.Local News
IRL wants constitution to state marriage is between man, womanEstonian Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) is to propose making an amendment to the Constitution according to which marriage is only between a man and a woman.Local News
Political review: Patria 2.0At party vision conference this past Saturday, Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) chairman Margus Tsahkna held a speech on how Estonia and IRL are supposed to move forward.Opinion
IRL contrives «patriotic» comeback«I understand why people are mad at us. They expect us to have great goals,» said Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) chairman Margus Tsahkna to comment the currently plummeting ratings.Local News
IRL's Tsahkna: Fatherland forever New chairman invokes first half of Pro Patria and Res Publica UnionThe fresh head of IRL, Margus Tsahkna thinks this past year featured an overdose of political games. He was especially annoyed by the testing of options for creation of new government under cover of opening the coalition treaty in summer.Local News
Parts hopes govt will stay together in spite of his candidacyFormer Estonian Prime Minister Juhan Parts, nominated by the minister of finance for the Estonian seat in the European Court of Auditors (ECA), expressed hope on Friday that his nomination will not lead to a collapse of the government despite opposition to him by Social Democrats.Local News
SDE secretary general says 'red line' has been reachedThe appointment of former prime minister Juhan Parts as candidate for the Estonian representative in the European Court of Auditors (ECA) despite public opposition by the Social Democratic Party (SDE) is taking relations between partners in the ruling coalition to a critical point, the secretary general of SDE, Inara Luigas, said.Local News
Finmin to nominate Juhan Parts candidate for ECAFinance Minister Sven Sester is about to make a proposal to the government to nominate Juhan Parts as candidate for the Estonian representative in the European Court of Auditors (ECA) despite opposition to the candidacy of Parts expressed by the coalition partner Social Democratic Party (SDE).Local News
EKRE sole parliamentary party to grow supportThe Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE) was the only parliamentary party whose support grew in November, it appears from a survey taken by TNS Emor for BNS.Local News
Support for Estonia's Center Party higher than for 2 coalition parties combined - surveyEstonia's opposition Center Party enjoyed higher support than two most popular ruling coalition parties between them in November, it appears from a survey Turu-uuringute AS pollsters conducted for the public broadcaster ERR.Local News
Savisaar scandal has no significant impact on party's ratingThe bribery scandal in which chairman of the Estonian Center Party and Mayor of Tallinn Edgar Savisaar is a suspect had no major impact on the rating of the Center Party, it appears from a fresh survey commissioned by the public broadcaster ERR.Local News
PM: No political declarations will be added to Estonian-Russian border treatyNo political declarations will be added to the border treaty between Estonia and Russia, Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas said on Thursday.Local News
Reform Party retakes 2nd place in popularity pollWith the opposition Center Party maintaining the top spot, the Reform Party again emerged as the second most popular political party in Estonia in a survey taken by TNS Emor earlier this month, pushing the Free Party to third place.Local News
Ligi blasts SDE's wish to revisit coalition agreementJurgen Ligi, Estonia's minister of education and research from the ruling Reform Party, criticized sharply coalition partner Social Democratic Party's (SDE) wish to reopen the coalition accord at Thursday's press conference of the government.Local News
Free Party rises to 2nd in June party popularity rankingsAccording to the latest TNS Emor poll commissioned by BNS, the Free Party has become the second most popular party after Center in Estonia.Local News
Estonian prime minister stands up to no-confidence voteEstonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Monday, sidestepping the second serious challenge to him and his two-month-old coalition government related to the package of tax changes that the coalition wants to push through to secure sources of financing for its government program.Local News
IRL conjures patriotic spiritWhile starring as fresh chairman of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) in Tallinn general assembly, Margus Tsahkna was forcing «Statesmen» the folk group do without him at two initial shows of Estonian Mendance Festival Three happening in Rakvere.Local News
Fall in support to 19 pct leaves Reform Party 2nd in popularity rankingsThe Reform Party which in March was still the most popular party in Estonia with 28 percent support has since fallen to second place, ranking far behind the Center Party with 19 percent, it appears from a survey conducted by TNS Emor for BNS.Local News
Estonia's new government takes oath of officeMinisters of Estonia's new government of the Reform Party, the Social Democratic Party (SDE) and the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) on Thursday took their oaths of office before the parliament.Local News
Jurgen Ligi tipped for education ministerMember of the Reform Party's governing board Jurgen Ligi, former minister of defense and finance, will in great probability get the portfolio of education and research in the new Estonian government.Local News
Reform to get 7 govt seats, SDE and IRL 4 eachThe Reform Party will be responsible for seven areas in the new Estonian government and its coalition partners Social Democratic Party (SDE) and Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) for four areas each, the leaders of the three parties decided Monday.Local News
Roivas: Estonia's coalition agreement would cost more than EUR 300 mlnCoalition agreement of the three Estonian parties at present engaged in coalition-building talks is more than 300 million euros, chairman of the Reform Party, Prime Minister Taavi Roivas, said and also mentioned excise duty hikes as sources for covering costs.Local News
Free Party, Social Democrats want coalition talks stopped in present formThe Free Party has proposed that the four Estonian parties holding talks to form a government coalition break off the talks in their current form and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) supports the proposal.Local News
A noisy week of talks class. Enter PencilsMonday, March 2nd. Reform Party (RE) opts to extend coalition talks invitation to four parties: Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL), Social Democratic Party (SDE), Free Party (EVE) and Conservative People’s Party (EKRE).Local News
Recount gives parlt seat to LadonskajaViktoria Ladonskaja, candidate from Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL), has won the last of IRL's 14 seats in the Riigikogu according a vote recount conducted on Wednesday.Local News
IRL ranks require renewalParallel to power talks, Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) leaders convene today to discuss issues of coalition and details of party council session on March 21st. While no longer directly on agenda, at any IRL meeting election results keep cropping up.Local News
Anti-Putin rally at Russian Embassy, TallinnYesterday, IRL (Pro Patria and Res Publica Union) nationalists, Ants Erm and News from Ukraine held a «Stop Putin!» picket in front of the Russian Embassy. Some two dozen participated, chanting «Freedom for Ukraine», «Freedom for Eston Kohver», and «Down with Putin».Local News
Parlt appoints Mart Laar chairman of Bank of Estonia supervisorThe Riigikogu on Tuesday appointed twice former prime minister and former minister of defense Mart Laar as chairman of the supervisory board of the Bank of Estonia effective from June 13.Economy
Center Party has clear predominance in Estonian capital - surveyThe opposition Center Party is bound to emerge as the undisputed winner of the upcoming local polls in the Estonian capital, mustering as much support as the next two parties combined, it appears from a newly-released survey commissioned by public broadcaster ERR.Local News
Estonian Center Party: rankings of parties could easily changeGoing by the fairly stable ratings of Estonian political parties and the large share of voters without a party preference demonstrated by a fresh popularity poll, the rankings of parties could easily change, the Center Party says.Local News
SDE remains most popular party in EstoniaThe Social Democratic Party (SDE) enjoyed the highest support among Estonian voters also in April with 27 percent, news of public broadcaster ERR reported.Local News
IRL leader: Laar can prevent foolish acts in European monetary policySpeaking at a meeting of the policy-making council of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) on Saturday, IRL's chairman Urmas Reinsalu said that the political capital and connections of Mart Laar permit him to avert in his capacity as chairman of the supervisory board of the central bank of Estonia many a foolish act in the policy of the European Central Bank (ECB).Economy
People see sale of residence permits as entailing biggest risks for Estonia - pollAsked about their perception of the impact of the different scandals that have shaken Estonia of late, respondents in a recent poll picked out the scheme run by senior politicians from the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) allowing wealthy Russian businesspeople to obtain Estonian residence permits for cash as the most dangerous for national security.Local News
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