Party of Estonian Christian Democrats
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| Leadership | Aldo Vinkel |
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| Founded | |
| Political Ideology | Christian Democracy, Euroscepticism |
| International Affiliation | none |
| European Affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| Euro. Parliament Group | none |
| Colours | Blue and Red |
| Headquarters | Ahtri 12, tuba 204 Tallinn 10151 |
| Website | www.ekd.ee |
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The Party of Estonian Christian Democrats (Erakond Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid), formerly known as the Estonian Christian People's Union (Eesti Kristlik Rahvapartei) is a political party in Estonia, which isn't represented in the parliament. The party has 2,167 members. It's chairman is businessman Aldo Vinkel. It is a christian-conservative party which is opposed to the European Constitution and campaigned against Estonia joining the EU. The party is a member of the European Christian Political Movement (EPCM).
[edit] Party in elections
At the 2003 legislative elections, the party won 1.1% of the popular vote (5,275 votes) and no seats. In the 2007 parliamentary election, this improved to 9,443 (1.7%), but still fell far short of the 5% threshold.
In the 2002 local council elections the EKRP was elected in 3 local councils out of 247 and collected 7 seats. In Kuressaare it collected 1 seat out of 21 (5.6% share of votes; 294 votes), in Pihtla Commune 2 seats out of 11 (24.7% share of votes; 163 votes) and in Püssi 4 seats out of 13 (31.8% share of votes; 191 votes).
In the 2005 local council elections the EKRP took part in 13 local elections out of 227 and collected 3 seats. In the whole country, the party collected 1799 votes which made up 0.36% of all votes. The Party won a seat in Kuressaare (1 seat out of 21; 5.4% share of votes; 264 votes) and Pihtla Commune (2 seats out of 11; 18.3% share of votes; 109 votes)
The party took part, but didn't collect any seats in these councils:
- Keila (1.6% share of votes; 57 votes)
- Ridala Commune (3.0% share of votes; 30 votes)
- Haljala Commune (2.0% share of votes; 18 votes)
- Vihula Commune(3.0% share of votes; 27 votes)
- Kaarma Commune (2.1% share of votes; 26 votes)
- Valjala Commune (8.7%; 45 votes)
- Puka Commune (1.8% share of votes; 10 votes)
- Viljandi (0.6% share of votes; 41 votes)
- Võru (3.9% share of votes; 235 votes)
- Tallinn (0.7% share of vote; 891 votes)
- Tartu (0.1% share of vote; 46 votes).
In the town of Püssi the party didn't take part in the elections and lost its four seats. In local elections in Estonia the threshold is 5% of valid votes casted in the council.
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| Political Parties in Estonia | |
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| Represented in the Riigikogu: |
Reform (31) | Centre (29) | Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (19) | Social Democratic (10) | Greens (6) | People's Union (6) |
| Represented in the European Parliament: |
Social Democratic (3) | Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (1) | Centre (1) | Reform (1) |
| Other parties: |
Christian Democrats | Independence | Left | Constitution | Russian Party in Estonia |
| Historical parties: |
People's Party of Republicans and Conservatives | Pro Patria | Res Publica | Estonian Coalition Party | Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party |
