2015 Estonia Parliamentary Election Sunday March 01,2015

 

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on Sunday March 01,2015 and advance voting was held between February 19 - 25,2015 with a turnout of 33%

The 101 members of the Riigikogu are elected by Proportional Representation in twelve multi-member constituencies. The seats are allocated using a modified

Estonia is a pioneer of electronic voting, with a reported one in five casting their vote online.

This will be the first election since the resignation of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, who relinquished his position after holding the office for almost 9 years(April 2005 to March 2014)

Following the resignation, a new coalition comprising the Estonian Reform Party and the Estonian Social Democrats were authorized to form a new Govt on March 24, 2014  Taavi Roivas(34) as the new Prime Minister replacing the prior coalition of the Estonian Reform Party and the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 

In the run up to the election, Taavi Roivas had called for an "Estonian-minded government"

About a quarter of Estonia's 1.3m population are ethnic Russians, many of whom are Centre Party supporters
The Centre Party leader, Edgar Saavisar, favours a friendlier approach to Moscow, and has previously suggested that Russia's annexation of Crimea could be legitimate

Estonia's ruling Reform Party wins election

Estonia's governing Reform Party has won the election and Prime Minister Taavi Roivas, whose party has 30 seats, is set to form a coalition in the 101-member parliament

At 35, Taavi Roivas is the youngest prime minister in Europe

Taavi Roivas' party claimed 27.7% with most of the votes counted, down from 28.6% at the last parliamentary elections in 2011.
The pro-Russian Centre Party took 24.8% of the votes, winning one more seat to take them to 27 in total.
The results are a blow to the Centre Party, which has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who were expected to do well in the poll.
The Social Democrats, who have been Reform's coalition partner, now hold 15 seats after losing 4 while the IRL party lost 9 seats to take them to 14
The two newcomers - a free-market liberal party and an anti-immigration conservative party - won 15 seats between them.

Election Result

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Estonian Reform Party	158,885	27.7	30	–3
Estonian Centre Party	142,442	24.8	27	+1
Social Democratic Party	87,257	15.2	15	–4
Pro Patria and Res Publica Union	76,688	13.7	14	–9
Free Party	49,883	8.7	8	New
Conservative People's Party	46,770	8.1	7	+7
Estonian Greens	5,197	0.9	0	0
Rahva Ühtsuse Erakond	2,290	0.4	0	New
Estonian Independence Party	1,044	0.2	0	0
Estonian United Left Party	764	0.1	0	New
Independents	888	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	3,996	–	–	–
Total	578,104	100	101	0
Registered voters/turnout	899,793	64.2	–	–