Constitution Party (Estonia)
The Constitution Party (Estonian: 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.
Constitution Party Konstitutsioonierakond | |
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| Leader | Sergei Jürgens |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Dissolved | June 28, 2008 |
| Merged into | Estonian United Left Party |
| Headquarters | Estonia a pst 3/5, 10143 Tallinn |
| Ideology | Russian minority interests |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Blue, Orange |
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For the 1995 elections, the party formed the "Our Home is Estonia" alliance with the Russian Party in Estonia. The alliance won six seats.
The party held six seats in the Riigikogu from 1999 to 2003. At the legislative elections of 2 March 2003, it won 2.2% of the popular vote and got no seats. In 2007's election, it fell further to 5,470 votes (1.0%) and again got no seat; Estonian Internal Security Service alleged there was an active promotion campaign by Russian special services.
On 28 June 2008, it merged with the Estonian Left Party to form the Estonian United Left Party.