Isamaaliite
| Isamaaliit Patriotic Union |
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| Party leader | Tõnis Lukas (2005-2006) |
| founding | 2nd December 1995 |
| Headquarters | Tallinn |
| Alignment | Conservatism , Christian Democracy , Nationalism |
| Colours) | blue |
| International connections | International Democratic Union |
| European party |
European People's Party (EPP), European Democratic Union (EDU) |
| EP Group | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) |
| Website | www.isamaaliit.ee |
The Homeland Union ( Estonian : Erakond Pro Patria Union , in short, IL ) was a conservative -oriented political party in Estonia .
The forerunner of the Fatherland Union was the Rahvuslik Koonderakond "Isamaa" (National Coalition Party "Fatherland"), an amalgamation of four Christian Democratic and conservative parties, which were mainly shaped by dissidents and opposition to Soviet rule in Estonia.
In the parliamentary elections in 1992 she achieved 22.0% of the vote and 28 of the 101 seats, whereupon her top candidate Mart Laar became Prime Minister. In 1994, however, the parliament expressed mistrust and he was replaced by the social democrat Andres Tarand . The coalition party joined the Eesti Rahvusliku Sõltumatuse party (Estonian National Independence Party) in 1995 , which had 10 seats in parliament. The Fatherland Union was founded, its first chairman was Toivo Juergenson .
In the 1995 election , the IL fell back to 7.9% and 8 seats. In 1998 Mart Laar took over the chairmanship again and in the 1999 elections the Fatherland Union was again successful with 16.1% and 18 seats. Laar became Prime Minister for the second time until he resigned from party and government office in 2002. Tunne Kelam became the new party chairman , while Siim Kallas from the Reform Party took over government.
In the 2003 parliamentary elections , Isamaaliit lost again significantly, especially in favor of Res Publica . She could only win 7.3% of the vote and 7 seats.
The last party leader Tõnis Lukas, who took office in 2005, led the party into the merger with Res Publica. The new party Pro Patria and Res Publica Union emerged from the merger .
On June 4, 2006, the party ceased to exist.
Web links
Information website on Estonian parties erakonnad.info (Estonian)