Estonian Centre Party

political party in Estonia

Key facts

Leader: Mihhail Kõlvart
Founder: Edgar Savisaar
Founded: 12 October 1991 ; 34 years ago ( 1991-10-12 )
Split from: Popular Front of Estonia
Headquarters: Narva mnt. 31-M1, Tallinn 10120
Newspaper: Kesknädal
Youth wing: Estonian Centre Party Youth
Membership 2024: 12,308
Ideology: Populism Conservatism
Political position: Centre
European affiliation: None , (since 2024)
European parliament group: Renew Europe and European Conservatives and Reformists

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Headquarters of the Estonian Centre Party in Tallinn The Estonian Centre Party (Estonian: Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart. The party was founded on 12 October 1991 from the basis of the Popular Front of Estonia after several parties split from it. At that time, the party was called the People's Centre Party (Rahvakeskerakond) to differentiate from the smaller centre-right Rural Centre Party (Maa-Keskerakond). The party was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe until 14 September 2024; on 14 March 2026, the party voted to begin negotiations to join the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.

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