Category: Estonia

The record-breaking online vote at Estonia's Riiigikogu election this weekend did not come as a surprise, said e-voting expert Priit Vinkel on Tuesday.

ERR News lists the key takeaways from the 2023 Riigikogu elections.

A new turnout record was set during Estonia's 2023 Riigikogu elections with over 615,000 people taking part. This is almost 50,000 more voters than four years ago. Read the article here.

The Reform Party won 37 seats and 31 percent of the vote in Estonia's 2023 Riigikogu elections on Sunday evening. Kaja Kallas (Reform) is on course to return as prime minister and lead the next coalition. Read the full story here.

Over 313,000 people voted online in the Riigikogu elections this year, setting a new record. This is the first time more than 50 percent of ballots have been e-votes. Read the full story here. Image: Aili Vahtla

Over 125,000 voters have already cast a ballot in Estonia's Riiigikogu election, approximately 13 percent of the electorate. Election day is Sunday.

The gap between Reform and EKRE narrowed slightly over the last week, a new poll from Norstat and the Institute for Societal Studies shows.

Estonian educators work loads, already strained by the teacher shortage, are being put under extra pressure by the arrival of thousands of Ukrainian refugee children, the Foresight Center says in a new report.

Estonia and Finland's Ukrainian refugee relocation plan has not yet come into force and the first participants will move north in the coming weeks.

The number of applications made for Estonian visas fell significantly last year with the biggest decline being seen in Russia, data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs show.