The Russian Party in Estonia ( et, Vene Erakond Eestis, VEE) was a minor political party in

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, a ...

History

The party was originally established as the Russian National Union, a right-of-centre party, in 1920. It received 1% of the national vote in the

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that year, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p582 winning a single seat in the

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 Jus ...

. After Estonia regained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Party of Estonia was established in 1994 as the legal successor to the Russian National Union. For the 1995 elections the party formed the "Our Home is Estonia" alliance with the

Estonian United People's Party The Constitution Party (''Konstitutsioonierakond''), known until 11 February 2006 as the Estonian United People's Party (''Eestimaa Ühendatud Rahvapartei''), was a political party in Estonia, mainly supported by the Russian minority. For the ...

. The alliance won six seats. The party ran alone in the

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, receiving 2% of the vote but failing to win a seat. The 2003 elections saw the party's vote share fall to just 0.2% as it remained without representation in the Riigikogu. It received 0.2% of the vote again in the

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and 0.9% in the 2011 elections, failing to win a seat on either occasion. In 2012 the party merged into the

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.Social Dems Seal Merger with Russian Party
Social Democratic Party

Election results

References

{{Political parties in Estonia Defunct political parties in Estonia 1920 establishments in Estonia 1994 establishments in Estonia 2012 disestablishments in Estonia Political parties established in 1920 Political parties established in 1994 Political parties disestablished in 2012 Russian political parties in Estonia