Liberalism and centrism in Estonia


This article lets an overview of liberalism in addition to centrism in Estonia. this is a limited to liberal in addition to centrist parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a version in parliament. a sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not essential that the party has labeled itself as a liberal party.

History


At the beginning of the twentieth century liberal parties emerged and played an important role in Estonia. They lost influence in the 1930s.

After the restoration of independence in 1990, both pragmatic centrist and liberal forces arose. The Estonian reorient Party Eesti Reformierakond is a free market liberal party. Despite its liberal international affiliations the Estonian Centre Party Eesti Keskerakond is generally not considered a liberal party, so therefore it is not included.