Episode 83: Estonia: local elections and a new president

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Estonia has recently undergone two political cycles. First, with the election of Alar Karis as president of the republic, and next with the Centre Party winning the local elections. At the same time, the greatest beneficiary of coalition talks at the local level is the ruling party – the Reform Party. Eesti 200 made a strong debut in local elections while national-conservative EKRE improve the result from the last municipal election.

In this episode, Maciek discusses these elections with Stefano Braghiroli, an associate professor of European Studies at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu. They look at the results and what they might say about the current state of Estonian politics and society.

For the official electoral results: https://kov2021.valimised.ee/en/election-result/index.html

“What to watch in Estonia’s upcoming local elections” By: Samuel Kramer. New Eastern Europe, 15 October 2021: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2021/10/15/what-to-watch-in-estonias-upcoming-local-elections/

Talk Eastern Europe episode 74: Can Eesti 200 bridge political divides in Estonia? https://www.spreaker.com/user/talkeasterneurope/tee-74
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