Country: | Estonia |
Native Name: | Konstitutsioonierakond |
Constitution Party | |
Leader: | Sergei Jürgens |
Merged: | Estonian United Left Party |
Position: | Centre-left |
Colours: | Blue, Orange |
Headquarters: | Estonia a pst 3/5, 10143 Tallinn |
The Constitution Party (Estonian: Konstitutsioonierakond), known until 11 February 2006 as the Estonian United People's Party (Estonian: Eestimaa Ühendatud Rahvapartei), was a political party in Estonia, mainly supported by the Russian minority.
For the 1995 elections, the party formed the "Our Home is Estonia" alliance with the Russian Party in Estonia.[1] 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.[2]
On 28 June 2008, it merged with the Estonian Left Party to form the Estonian United Left Party.
According to the Estonian Internal Security Service the Constitution Party was a puppet-party supported and controlled by Russia, created by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) as part of their campaign of "political intelligence manipulations".[3] Also, several members of the party have connections with groups such as Nochnoy Dozor.[4]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 31,763 | 5.87 (#6) | |||
1999 | 29,682 | 6.13 (#7) | |||
2003 | 11,113 | 2.25 (#7) | |||
2007 | 5,464 | 0.99 (#8) | |||