2023 Estonian parliamentary election

5 March 2023
All 101 seats in the Riigikogu 51 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	63.53% ( 0.14% pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kaja Kallas Martin Helme Jüri Ratas Party Reform EKRE Centre Last election 28.93%, 34 seats 17.76%, 19 seats 23.10%, 26 seats Seats won 37 17 16 Seat change 3 2 10 Popular vote 190,659 97,959 93,243 Percentage 31.24% 16.05% 15.28% Swing 2.31 pp 1.71 pp 7.28 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Lauri Hussar Lauri Läänemets Helir-Valdor Seeder Party Estonia 200 Social Democratic Isamaa Last election 4.36%, 0 seats 9.83%, 10 seats 11.44%, 12 seats Seats won 14 9 8 Seat change 14 1 4 Popular vote 81,347 56,578 50,114 Percentage 13.33% 9.27% 8.21% Swing 8.97 pp 0.56 pp 3.23 pp
Distribution of seats and the largest party by electoral district
Prime Minister before election Kaja Kallas Reform Prime Minister after election Kaja Kallas Reform

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 5 March 2023 to elect all 101 members of the Riigikogu. The Reform Party won 37 seats in total, while the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) placed second with 17 seats.^[1] The Centre Party won 16 seats, a loss of 10, while Estonia 200 won 14 seats.

Background

After the previous parliamentary election in 2019, the Centre Party, led by Jüri Ratas, formed a government with Ratas serving as prime minister. His government ended in January 2021 after a corruption investigation, and Kaja Kallas of the Reform Party formed a coalition government with the Centre Party, which ended in June 2022. Kallas then formed a government with Isamaa and the Social Democratic Party and stayed as prime minister.

References

1. Duxbury, Charlie (5 March 2023). "Estonia's incumbent leader Kaja Kallas on course for election win". Politico. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.