Isamaa

Fatherland Party

Isamaa Erakond
Fatherland Party Isamaa Erakond
Leader	Urmas Reinsalu
Founders	Taavi Veskimägi; Tõnis Lukas
Founded	4 June 2006
Merger of	Pro Patria Union; Res Publica
Headquarters	Paldiski mnt 13, Tallinn
Youth wing	ResPublica
Membership (2021)	7,766
Ideology	Christian democracy; National conservatism; Economic liberalism;
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
European affiliation	European People's Party
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International; International Democrat Union
European Parliament group	European People's Party
Colours	Blue; Dark blue;
Riigikogu	10 / 101
Municipalities	140 / 1,717
European Parliament	1 / 7
Party flag
Website
	isamaa.ee
	Politics of Estonia; Political parties; Elections;

Isamaa (lit. 'Fatherland') is a Christian-democratic^[3]^[2] and national-conservative political party in Estonia.^[4]

It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica Party. Up to the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party held 32 seats out of 101 in the Riigikogu and one of Estonia's six seats in the European Parliament. The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP). The merged party consisted of two separate boards and two party leaders, which was replaced by a unified board and leader in May 2007. The party's prime minister candidate was Mart Laar, who became a chairman of the party. In 2018, its name was changed to "Isamaa", meaning literally "Fatherland".^[5]

Ideologically, it has been positioned on the centre-right^[6] or right-wing^[2] on the political spectrum, and it is economically liberal.^[2]

^ "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hyndle-Hussein, Joanna (4 March 2015). "The parliamentary elections in Estonia". Centre for Eastern Studies.
^ Marju Lauristin; Sten Hansson (2019). "Estonia". In Miloš Gregor; Otto Eibl (eds.). Thirty Years of Political Campaigning in Central and Eastern Europe. Springer International. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-03-027693-5.
^ Bakke, Elisabeth (2010). "Central and East European party systems since 1989". In Ramet, Sabrina P. (ed.). Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-139-48750-4.
^ "Our History". Isamaa.ee. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "Estonia". Freedom in the World 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.

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[1] "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[OSW-2] Hyndle-Hussein, Joanna (4 March 2015). "The parliamentary elections in Estonia". Centre for Eastern Studies.

[Lauristin2019-4] Marju Lauristin; Sten Hansson (2019). "Estonia". In Miloš Gregor; Otto Eibl (eds.). Thirty Years of Political Campaigning in Central and Eastern Europe. Springer International. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-03-027693-5.

[5] Bakke, Elisabeth (2010). "Central and East European party systems since 1989". In Ramet, Sabrina P. (ed.). Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-139-48750-4.

[6] "Our History". Isamaa.ee. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[7] "Estonia". Freedom in the World 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.

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