Estonian United Left Party

Estonian United Left Party
Leader	Sergei Jürgens, Heino Rüütel
Founded	June 28, 2008 (2008-06-28)
Preceded by	Estonian Left Party, Constitution Party
Headquarters	Tallinn, Estonia
Membership  (2014)	2,012
Ideology	Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism, Russian minority politics
Political position	Left-wing
European affiliation	Party of the European Left
International affiliation	None
European Parliament group	None
Colours	Red
Website
http://www.vasakpartei.ee/
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The Estonian United Left Party (Estonian: Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei, Russian: Объединённая левая партия Эстонии, Ob'edinënnaja levaja partija Estonii) is a political party in Estonia. It has socialist characteristics, and also seeks to represent the Russian minority in Estonia. It is a member of the Party of the European Left.

History

On 28 June 2008, Estonian Left Party (a socialist party, comprising most of the remains of the Communist Party of Estonia) and the Constitution Party (one of two parties representing the Russian minority in Estonia) merged to form the Estonian United Left Party (Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei).

External links

• Official website