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“Estonian Centre Party has best chances to win the elections” (Estonian Free Press, 2010)

Evelyn Sepp, member of the Riigikogu and of the Centre Party, discussed the Estonian political situation sharing her views on the next elections and the Euro.

Estonian parties face internal struggles (The Baltic Times, 2010)

This spring Estonian local politics have been in turmoil, with the People’s Union of Estonia falling apart and the Estonian Greens and Social Democratic Party facing severe leadership crises. All the parties are small, therefore reaching the 5 percent threshold of votes is especially important to them. Tough decisions need to be made to show a strong image in the general elections in March 2011.

Tiny Estonia exports e-government worldwide (AFP, 2010)

Tiny IT-titan Estonia is exporting its e-government technology and expertise across the globe, currently preparing new projects for the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan and Haiti.

Estonian Social Democrats' Support Declines in Polls, Postimees Reports (Bloomberg, 2010)

Voter support for Estonia’s Social Democrats fell to 5 percent this month, showing the opposition party may struggle to meet the electoral threshold in March general elections, a poll commissioned by Postimees showed.

Estonia: Coalition Rule Will Continue After Elections, Says Ansip (ERR News, 2010)

Prime Minister Andrus Ansip expressed confidence, based on poll numbers, that the current ruling coalition will still be in power after the upcoming parliamentary elections in March.

IRL poll analyzed by the Estonian Data Protection Agency (Estonian Free Press, 2010(

A poll to understand voter’s opinion carried by IRL on the 6th of September, has already created a big controversy between Pro Patria and Res Publica Union – which defend it is a way to know what the population thinks about some specific issues – and the analysts thinking it is just a way to make propaganda.

OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Estonia, Financial Times (2011)

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on February 21 opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in the Estonia on 6 March.

Estonian Parliamentary elections are closing in, The Baltic Times (2011)

Close contest expected between Reform and Center parties.

In 'E-stonia' election, mouseclick replaces pencil and paper, AFP (2011)

As hundreds of thousands of Estonians brace to put pencil to ballot paper in a general election, a swathe of the Baltic state's population is instead opting for a mouseclick.

Estonian Reform Party Maintains Lead in Polls, Paeevaleht Says, Bloomberg (2011)

 

Election Platforms Lack Ideas for Civic Involvement, ERR News (2011)

A new study by the think tank Praxis finds that campaign platforms for Estonia's elections are vague in their proposals for advancing citizen education and volunteer work.

Estonia PM favors continuing coalition, Associated Press (2011)

This article discusses the results of parliamentary elections held on Sunday 8 March in Estonia. The ruling right-wing coalition of Reform Party and IRL won 56 seats out of 101.

More than 140,000 people cast online ballot in Estonia, Baltic Business News (2011)

The article discusses increasing e-voting in Estonia. 27.4 % of eligible voters casted their vote online, which is four times as much as at the last general election.

Estonia: Student Finds Flaw in E-Voting, Seeks Nullification of Result, ERR News (2011)

The article discusses e-voting procedures in Estonia. A university student claims he has found a fatal flaw in the e-voting system used in Estonia general elections last Sunday.

Estonia: Laar: IRL Will Not Be a Pushover in Coalition Talks, ERR News (2011)

The article discusses the formation of the Estonian government after 6 March elections. Two right-wing parties, IRL and Reform Party have been negotiating to form a coalition government.

Estonia: E-Voting Architect Stands by His Creation, ERR News (2011)

The article discusses the potential flaw in Estonian e-voting system. The designer of the system admits that it may not be perfect but sees no reason to give up e-voting in Estonia.

Estonia: Police Close Vote-Buying Case, ERR News (2011)

The article discusses investigations of possible vote-buying in Estonian elections. A candidate of winning IRL party was accused vote-buying by the Centre Party. The police has closed the investigation as the information was not corraborated.

Marju Lauristin: Estonia at risk of stagnation, Baltic Business News (2011)

The article discusses Estonian general election held on Sunday 6 March. Professor Lauristin accuses election campaign of lacking long-term vision and opinions.

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Estonia: Supreme Court Rejects Last Voter Complaint, ERR News (2011)

The article discusses a possible flaw in the Estonian e-voting system. The Supreme Court of Estonia has ruled that nullification of the election results was not required despite of a petition from a student discovering the flaw.

Estonia holding presidential elections, Ria Novosti (2011)

Estonia is holding presidential elections on Monday, 29 August 2011.