(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Estonian Reform Party (ER) is clearly the preferred political organization in the Baltic country, according to a poll by TNS Emor. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing party in the next parliamentary election.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Estonian Reform Party (ER) is clearly the preferred political organization in the Baltic country, according to a poll by TNS Emor. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing party in the next parliamentary election.
The Estonian Centre Party (KESK) is second with 20 per cent, followed by the Union of Fatherland and Res Publica (IRPL) with 15 per cent, the Social Democratic Party (SDE) with seven per cent, the Estonian Greens (EER) also with seven per cent, and the Estonian People’s Union (ERL) with six per cent.
In early March, a legislative election took place in Estonia. Final results placed the ER in first place with 27.8 per cent of the vote, followed by the KESK with 26.1 per cent, and the IRPL with 17.9 per cent. In early April, the ER, the IRPL and the SDE agreed to form a government. ER leader Andrus Ansip retained his post as prime minister.
Earlier this month, Russian president Vladimir Putin accused Estonia and Latvia of "glorifying" the Nazis and their allies in recent years.
On Oct. 11, Estonian education minister Tonis Lukas expressed dissatisfaction with Putin’s comments, saying, "We do not glorify the Nazis in any way, but Moscow seems very upset that Estonia considers the Nazi era and Stalinism as equally evil and criminal regimes. There are more neo-Nazis in Russia than Estonians in Estonia. I think it’s time that we start to treat Putin as an ordinary politician and we should not pay too much attention to all he says."
Polling Data
What party would you vote for in the next parliamentary election?
|
Sept. 2007 |
Jun. 2007 |
|
|
Estonian Reform Party (ER) |
42% |
43% |
|
Estonian Centre Party (KESK) |
20% |
18% |
|
Union of Fatherland and Res Publica (IRPL) |
15% |
16% |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDE) |
7% |
10% |
|
Estonian Greens (EER) |
7% |
8% |
|
Estonian People’s Union (ERL) |
6% |
4% |
Source: TNS Emor
Methodology: Interviews with 750 Estonian adults, conducted from Sept. 12 to Sept. 26, 2007. No margin of error was provided.
