Eesti Vasak Party
The Estonian Left Party ( est . : Eesti Vasakpartei , EPP) was an Estonian political party . It was founded on November 28, 1992 as the "Estonian Social Democratic Labor Party" ( Eesti Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Tööpartei , ESDTP). It was called the Left Party from December 18, 2004 until it was dissolved in 2008.
The EPP saw itself in the tradition of the Estonian Communist Party , founded in 1920 , which was the Estonian regional organization of the CPSU from 1940 to 1991 . In doing so, she felt connected above all to the legacy of a parliamentary group within the then CP that was striving for national independence and self-determination in Estonia.
Unlike its predecessor party, the EPP did not have a Marxist-Leninist basic program, but sought to reposition itself under the current conditions of European societies of the 21st century under the formula of democratic socialism , similar to its German sister party Die Linke .
With only 1200 members, its political influence was minimal. In the elections to the Estonian Parliament in 2003 it received 0.42% of the votes cast, in the parliamentary elections in 2007 it received only 0.1%.
At the international level, the EPP was organized in the New European Left Forum (NELF) since 1995 and in the European Left Party since 2004 .
In June 2008 the party merged with the Constitutional Party, a party of the Russian minority in Estonia, to form the "Estonian United Left Party" ( Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei ). However, she did not run in the 2011 parliamentary elections .
Party leader
- 1992-1995: Vaino Väljas
- 1995-1996: Hillar Eller
- 1996-2004: Tiit Toomsalu
- 2004–2007: Sirje Kingsepp
Web links
- Former homepage of the Eesti Vasak party (archive version) ( Memento from July 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )