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0"> Jüri Ratas arriving at Wednesdays Center Party board meeting at party HQ on Narva mnt, Tallinn. Source: Ken Mürk/ERR Center Party leader Jüri Ratas is remaining tight-lipped on any potential bid for the Estonian presidency, whose elections commence in a little over three months time. Media speculation has been rife both about his candidacy, particularly now his party is in office with Reform, and about Kersti Kaljulaid running for a second consecutive term. Rat...

Support for opposition Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) is at the highest level, according to one market research firm, that it has been since the pollsters started conducting political party surveys, over three years ago. The party also outstrips the Reform Party among men voters, though is significantly lagging with women voters, Norstat says.

0"> Leaders of the four largest political parties in Estonia. From left, Martin Helme (EKRE), Kaja Kallas (Reform), Jüri Ratas (Center), Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200). Source: Priit Mürk/ERR, collage by JJ Oidermaa Support for the coalition Reform party has leveled off after growing for several weeks, while the opposition Conservative Peoples Party (EKRE) has actually overtaken the other coalition party, Center, a recent opinion poll found. The two coalition parties, Reform...

At its peak, Center enjoyed support levels of 80 percent or more among Russian-speaking voters. According to Februarys ratings, the figure is now half that, at 42 percent. The slide has continued more recently. In December 2020, when Center was in office with the Conservative Peoples Party of Estonia (EKRE) and Isamaa, support for Center stood at 59 percent. While Center is still in office, following Jüri Ratas resignation last month it no longer holds the prime ministers seat and is the smale...

0"> Tõnis Stamberg (center) flanked by ERRs Anvar Samost and Urmet Kook, on Thursdays edition of "Otse uudistemajast". Source: Siim Lõvi /ERR The largest single factor in a decline in support for the coalition Center Party among Russian-speaking voters is job insecurity in Ida-Viru County, market research firm Turu-uuringute analyst Tõnis Stamberg says. Appearing on ERR politics discussion show "Otse uudistemajast" Thursday, Stamberg noted that moves towards greener ener...

The Topeka Center for Peace and Justice will again honor Martin Luther King Jr. in conjunction with the national holiday. The center will host a virtual event via Zoom at 5 p.m. Monday.  Those interested can find the Zoom link at Facebook.com/topekacpj or the direct link at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81838805663.  The virtual event, held in collaboration with the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Georgia, the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka an...

The two largest political parties in terms of Riigikogu representation, the Reform Party and the Center Party are to start coalition negotiations, both parties say. Reform decided Thursday to commence talks with Center, with party leader Kaja Kallas and MPs Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Mart Võrklaev and Gerrit Mäesalu making up the negotiation delegation. Kallas said: "The conversations held yesterday led to an understanding that the Reform Party and the Center Party could be able to form a functi...