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Estonia

Estonia

PartialSovereign state

Estonia

Primary executive

Complete
Kristen Michal
Originalhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/62216677@N07/53921329312/ · FinnishGovernment · CC BY · Original

Kristen Michal

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Alar Karis
OriginalVõidipüha paraad 2024 Narvas · Kaitseliit from Estonia · CC BY · Original

Alar Karis

Head of state Active

President of the Republic of Estonia · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026

Next election

Scheduled

2026 election of the President of Estonia

Sep 2, 2026 · Indirect executive election

Electoral system
The Riigikogu elects the President. Candidate registration opens on 21 August 2026; no candidate had therefore been officially registered by 10 August.
Riigikogu - Election of the President in 2026

Latest election

Completed

2023 Estonian parliamentary election

Mar 5, 2023 · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
The 101 members are elected by proportional representation in twelve districts, with compensatory mandates allocated nationally.
Published result
Reform · 31.2% · 37 Seats; EKRE · 16.1% · 17 Seats; Centre · 15.3% · 16 Seats; E200 · 13.3% · 14 Seats; SDE · 9.3% · 9 Seats; Isamaa · 8.2% · 8 Seats
State Electoral Office - 2023 Riigikogu election result

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
178
Active in source
23
Historical in source
16
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 2023-03-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 5, 2023

Completed

Estonia — European Parliament — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 2019-03-03

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 3, 2019

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 2015-03-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 1, 2015

Completed

Estonia — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

2011 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 6, 2011

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 2011-03-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 6, 2011

Completed

2009 European Parliament election in Estonia

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

Estonia — European Parliament — 2009-06-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

2007 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 4, 2007

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 2007-03-04

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 4, 2007

Completed

2004 European Parliament election in Estonia

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

Estonia — European Parliament — 2004-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

2003 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 2, 2003

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 2003-03-02

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 2, 2003

Completed

1999 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 7, 1999

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 1999-03-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 7, 1999

Completed

1995 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 5, 1995

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 1995-03-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 5, 1995

Completed

1992 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 20, 1992

Completed

Estonia — Parliamentary election — 1992-09-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 20, 1992

Completed

1929 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 13, 1929

Completed

1923 Estonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 7, 1923

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

11

  1. 1Official institutions of Estonia - manual editorial v17citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Office of the President of Estonia - Oath of the Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Office of the President of Estonia - President and constitutional rolecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Government of Estonia - Prime Minister Kristen Michalcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Government of Estonia - Renewed coalition agreementcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6State Electoral Office - 2023 Riigikogu election resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Riigikogu - Parliamentary groupscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Riigikogu - Election of the President in 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 2.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  10. 10WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  11. 11Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Northern Europe

Norway. Primary executive: Jonas Gahr Støre. Head of state: Harald V of Norway. PartialSweden. Primary executive: Ulf Kristersson. Head of state: Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. PartialLithuania. Primary executive: Mindaugas Sinkevičius. Head of state: Gitanas Nausėda. PartialLatvia. Primary executive: Andris Kulbergs. Head of state: Edgars Rinkēvičs. PartialEstonia. Primary executive: Kristen Michal. Head of state: Alar Karis. PartialIreland. Primary executive: Micheál Martin. Head of state: Catherine Connolly. PartialDenmark. Primary executive: Mette Frederiksen. Head of state: Frederik X of Denmark. PartialUnited Kingdom. Primary executive: Andy Burnham. Head of state: Charles III. PartialIceland. Primary executive: Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir. Head of state: Halla Tómasdóttir. ConflictingFinland. Primary executive: Petteri Orpo. Head of state: Alexander Stubb. Partial
EstoniaPrimary executive: Kristen MichalHead of state: Alar KarisPartial
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Listed without map geometry (6)

Boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply a position by CiviOrg. Small territories without geometry remain available in the index.