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Estonian parliamentary election of 2003 was held on 2nd March, 2003. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Politics of Estonia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Estonia is The Constitution of Estonia was adopted on 28 June 1992. Composition Preamble The Preamble to the Constitution of Estonia reads The President of the Republic (Eesti Vabariigi President is the Head of state of the Republic of Estonia. Toomas Hendrik Ilves (ˈtoːmɑs ˈhendrik ˈilves born 26 December 1953) is the current President of Estonia. The Prime Minister of Estonia ( Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Peaminister) is the Head of government of the Republic of Estonia. Andrus Ansip (born 1 October 1956) is the current Prime Minister of Estonia, and chairman of the Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond The Government of the Republic of Estonia ( Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus) exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the Andrus Ansip is the current Prime Minister of Estonia; his first cabinet took office on April 12, 2005 after being approved by Riigikogu by 53 The Riigikogu (from riigi-, of the state and kogu, assembly is the Parliament of Estonia. The Supreme Court of Estonia is a court of Cassation, also fulfilling the functions of a Constitutional court. Estonia elects a Legislature on the national level The Riigikogu has 101 members elected for a four year term by Proportional Parliamentary elections took place in Estonia on Sunday March 4 2007 to elect members of the Riigikogu. Political parties in Estonia lists political parties in Estonia. A County (maakond is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. A Municipality (omavalitsus is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. The European Union is a unique entity possessing elements of Intergovernmentalism, Supranationalism and a Multi-party Parliamentary democracy Following restoration of independence from the Soviet Union, Russia was one the first nations to recognize Estonia 's independence (the first country to do so was Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The threshold is 5% in national level, 6 parties passed the threshold. Those were the first parliamentary elections for the new party Res Publica. The results were rather surprising, as the Centre Party was generally expected to win at least a couple of seats more than they did, and as even though Res Publica was generally expected to be successful the commentators didn't anticipate Res Publica to get as many seats as the Centre Party.
Result
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonian Centre Party (Eesti Keskerakond) | 125,709 | 25. The Riigikogu (from riigi-, of the state and kogu, assembly is the Parliament of Estonia. The Centre Party of Estonia ( Eesti Keskerakond) is a Centrist, Social liberal party in Estonia. 40% | 28 | ±0 |
| Union for the Republic - Res Publica (Ühendus Vabariigi Eest - Res Publica) | 121,856 | 24. Res Publica Party (Erakond Res Publica was a Political party in Estonia that self-identified as conservative and therefore member of IDU, but 62% | 28 | +28 |
| Estonian Reform Party (Eesti Reformierakond) | 87,551 | 17. The Estonian Reform Party (Eesti Reformierakond is a Free market liberal party in Estonia. 69% | 19 | +1 |
| Estonian People's Union (Eestimaa Rahvaliit) | 64,463 | 13. The People's Union of Estonia (Eestimaa Rahvaliit is a political party in Estonia, led by Jaanus Marrandi. 02% | 13 | +6 |
| Pro Patria Union (Erakond Isamaaliit) | 36,169 | 7. The Pro Patria Union ( Estonian: Isamaaliit, meaning literally "Fatherland Union" was a conservative Political party in Estonia 31% | 7 | −11 |
| People's Party Moderates (Rahvaerakond Mõõdukad) | 34,837 | 7. The Social Democratic Party ( Estonian: Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond or SDE) is a Social democratic party in Estonia, led 04% | 6 | −11 |
| Estonian United People's Party (Eestimaa Ühendatud Rahvapartei) | 11,113 | 2. The Constitution Party ( Konstitutsioonierakond) known until 11 February 2006 as the Estonian United People's Party ( Eestimaa Ühendatud 24% | 0 | −6 |
| Estonian Christian People's Party (Eesti Kristlik Rahvapartei) | 5,275 | 1. The Party of Estonian Christian Democrats ( Erakond Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid) formerly known as the Estonian Christian People's Union ( Eesti Kristlik 07% | 0 | |
| Estonian Independence Party (Eesti Iseseisvuspartei) | 2,705 | 0. The Estonian Independence Party ( Eesti Iseseisvuspartei) is a Political party in Estonia without parliamentary representation 55% | 0 | |
| Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party (Eesti Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Tööpartei) | 2,059 | 0. Estonian Left Party ( Eesti Vasakpartei - EVP was a left Socialist Political party in Estonia. 42% | 0 | |
| Russian Party in Estonia (Vene Eesti Erakond) | 990 | 0. The Russian Party in Estonia (Vene Erakond Eestis VEE is a minor Estonian political party, drawing just 1082 votes in the 2007 elections. 20% | 0 | |
| Independents (16) (total) | 2,161 | 0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 44% | 0 | |
| Total valid votes | 494,888 | 100. 00% | 101 | |
| Invalid votes | 5,798 | |||
| Total votes (turnout 58. 2%) | 500,686 | |||
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