Estonian National Independence Party

The Eesti Rahvusliku Sõltumatuse Partei (Estonian for Estonian National Independence Party), commonly abbreviated ERSP, was a nationalist political party founded in 1988 in what was then the Estonian SSR. It was arguably one of the first non-communist political parties in the Soviet Union. The National Independence Party represented the radical wing of the Estonian independence movement and used hardline anti-communist rhetoric, in contrast with the Popular Front that cooperated with pro-reform communists. The party gained a majority during the February 1990 elections of the Congress of Estonia. After Estonia regained independence, the ERSP was part of the centre-right government from 1992–1995 and later merged with Pro Patria to form the Pro Patria Union, a national-conservative party.

See also

• Rahvarinne, another major political movement of the era
• Latvian National Independence Movement, a similar organization in Latvia.