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Parempoolsed
Parempoolsed () is a self-declared fiscally conservative political party in Estonia. As of September 2022, the party has only one member of parliament: Siim Kiisler. History The party was formed in August 2022, mostly by a split-off group of former members of the Isamaa party. Ideology Parempoolsed are a right-of-centre party. Their leaders have repeatedly declared support for Estonia's continued membership of the European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ... and its common market. They also claim to oppose "bureaucracy", "populism", and what they view as a recent "left turn" in Estonian politics. They have called for more privatization and competition in health care, as well as fiscal responsibility and lowering taxation in general. They support immigrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavly Perling
Lavly Perling (born 26 September 1975) is an Estonian lawyer and politician. Since 2022, she is the head of the party Parempoolsed. She has graduated from Hugo Treffner Gymnasium. In 1997, she graduated from the University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest .... Since 1996, she has worked at different judicial positions. Since 31 October 2014, she was chief state prosecutor of Estonia. References External links Living people 1975 births Estonian jurists Isamaa politicians 21st-century Estonian women politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Estonian women lawyers 20th-century Estonian lawyers 21st-century Estonian lawyers Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class University of Tartu alumni {{E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Estonia
This article lists political parties in Estonia. Estonia has a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which no one party is likely to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The parties Major parties Parties represented in the Riigikogu or the European Parliament. Other parties Former parties * Communist Party of Estonia (''Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei'') * Communist Party (on CPSU platform) (''Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei (NLKP platvormil)'') * Constitution Party (''Konstitutsioonierakond'') * Estonian Biodiversity Party (''Elurikkuse Erakond'') * Estonian Christian Democrats (''Erakond Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid'') * Estonian Country Union (''Eesti Maaliit'') * Estonian Democratic Labour Party (''Eesti Demokraatlik Tööerakond'') * Estonian Free Party (''Eesti Vabaerakond'') * Estonian Greens (''Eesti Rohelised'') * Estonian Independence Party (''Eesti Iseseisvuspartei'') * Estonian Labour Party (''Eesti Tööera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Estonia
This article lists political parties in Estonia. Estonia has a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which no one party is likely to gain power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. The parties Major parties Parties represented in the Riigikogu or the European Parliament. Other parties Former parties * Communist Party of Estonia (''Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei'') * Communist Party (on CPSU platform) (''Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei (NLKP platvormil)'') * Constitution Party (''Konstitutsioonierakond'') * Estonian Biodiversity Party (''Elurikkuse Erakond'') * Estonian Christian Democrats (''Erakond Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid'') * Estonian Country Union (''Eesti Maaliit'') * Estonian Democratic Labour Party (''Eesti Demokraatlik Tööerakond'') * Estonian Free Party (''Eesti Vabaerakond'') * Estonian Greens (''Eesti Rohelised'') * Estonian Independence Party (''Eesti Iseseisvuspartei'') * Estonian Labour Party (''Eesti Tööerak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siim Kiisler
Siim Valmar Kiisler (born 6 November 1965) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Parempoolsed, former member of Isamaa (Pro Patria and Res Publica Union). Personal life In 1984, he finished his secondary education in Tallinn, and attended the Tallinn University of Technology. Seven years later, he received his degree in automated control systems. He was president of the advisory council of the company ''Glacier Eesti AS'' between 1995 and 2003. Married, he is the father of four boys (Taavi Kalle, Heiki Rein, Mati Kalev, Arti Tanel) and a girl (Mari Helmi). He speaks Estonian, English, Russian, and Finnish. Political activities He was elected to the municipal council of Tallinn in 1999. In the same year, Siim-Valmer Kiisler became the governor of the Kesklinn district in Tallinn for two years. Reelected to the municipal council in 2002, he left in 2003, to seek election as an MP in the ''Riigikogu''. He was elected until 2005, and again between 2006 and 2007. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isamaa
Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national-conservative political party in Estonia. It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica Party. Up to the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party held 32 seats out of 101 in the Riigikogu and one of Estonia's six seats in the European Parliament. The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP). The merged party consisted of two separate boards and two party leaders, which was replaced by a unified board and leader in May 2007. The party's prime minister candidate was Mart Laar, who became a chairman of the party. In 2018, its name was changed to "Isamaa", meaning literally "Fatherland". Ideologically, it has been positioned on the centre-right or right-wing on the political spectrum, and it is economically liberal. History Pre-foundation Prior to the merger, there was an extreme drop in public support for Res Pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riigikogu
The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and elects (either alone or, if necessary, together with representatives of local government within a broader electoral college) the President. The ''Riigikogu'' also ratifies significant foreign treaties that impose military and proprietary obligations, bring about changes in the law, etc.; approves the budget presented by the government as law and monitors the executive power. History History April 23, 1919, the opening session of the Estonian Constituent Assembly is considered the founding date of the Parliament of Estonia. Established under the 1920 constitution, the Riigikogu had 100 members elected for a three year term on the basis of proportional representation. Elections were fixed for the first Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Parties In Estonia
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in which it appears. In Western culture, conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as organized religion, parliamentary government, and property rights. Conservatives tend to favor institutions and practices that guarantee stability and evolved gradually. Adherents of conservatism often oppose modernism and seek a return to traditional values, though different groups of conservatives may choose different traditional values to preserve. The first established use of the term in a political context originated in 1818 with François-René de Chateaubriand during the period of Bourbon Restoration that sought to roll back the policies of the French Revolution. Historically associated with right-wing politics, the term has since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a '' sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia (European Parliament Constituency)
Estonia is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Estonia. It is currently represented by seven Members of the European Parliament. The elections uses the D'Hondt method with an open list. Members of the European Parliament Elections 2004 The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Estonia had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June. The biggest winner was the Social Democratic Party. The governing Res Publica Party and People's Union polled poorly. The voter turnout In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ... in Estonia was one of the lowest of all memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right-wing Politics
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authority, property or tradition.T. Alexander Smith, Raymond Tatalovich. ''Cultures at war: moral conflicts in western democracies''. Toronto, Canada: Broadview Press, Ltd, 2003. p. 30. "That viewpoint is held by contemporary sociologists, for whom 'right-wing movements' are conceptualized as 'social movements whose stated goals are to maintain structures of order, status, honor, or traditional social differences or values' as compared to left-wing movements which seek 'greater equality or political participation.' In other words, the sociological perspective sees preservationist politics as a right-wing attempt to defend privilege within the ''social hierarchy''."''Left and right: the significance of a political distinction'', Norberto Bobbio an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
