(ANSA) - VILNIUS, 05 MAR - Estonians vote today to elect a
new parliament, in a contest that could strengthen far-right
nationalists opposed to further arms deliveries to Ukraine.
Premier Kaja Kallas's center-right Reformist Party is still
expected to pull off a narrow victory, garnering 28.7 percent of
the vote, and will probably have to form a coalition to remain
firmly in power.
According to Kantar Emor's survey conducted in February, the
far-right Ekre is expected to place second with 18.2 percent of
support. The survey places the Center Party at 13.4 percent,
Estonia 200 at 13.4 percent, the Social Democrats at 10.1 and
Isamaa (Fatherland) at 8.5 percent.
Estonia, a country of 1.3 million people bordering Russia,
has a unicameral parliament with 101 seats. A member of the EU
and NATO, this Baltic state has been among the first in the past
year to advocate the importance of sending more military aid to
Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion. Forty-seven percent of
citizens eligible to vote have already cast their ballots in
advance.
According to the Baltic country's electoral system, voters
can cast their votes-electronically or at polling stations-in
the week before the election upon simple notification to the
election office. Among those who decided to express their
preference in advance, a record number of citizens-about
313,000-have taken advantage of the opportunity to vote
electronically during this week. (ANSA).
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Estonia on the ballot, PM Kallas seeks a second term
Estonians vote to elect a new parliament