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2003 Estonian parliamentary election information


2003 Estonian parliamentary election
2003 Estonian parliamentary election
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101 seats in the Riigikogu
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Edgar Savisaar Juhan Parts Siim Kallas
Party Centre Res Publica Reform
Last election 28 seats 18 seats
Seats won 28 28 19
Seat change Steady New Increase1
Popular vote 125,709 121,856 87,551
Percentage 25.40% 24.62% 17.69%
Swing Increase2.00pp New Increase1.79pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Villu Reiljan Tunne Kelam Ivari Padar
Party People's Union Pro Patria Union SDE
Last election 7 18 17
Seats won 13 7 6
Seat change Increase6 Decrease11 Decrease11
Popular vote 64,463 36,169 34,837
Percentage 13.03% 7.31% 7.04%
Swing Increase5.82pp Decrease8.79pp Decrease8.11pp

Results by electoral district

Prime Minister before election

Siim Kallas
Reform

Prime Minister after election

Juhan Parts
Res Publica

Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 2 March 2003. The newly elected 101 members of the 10th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. Two opposing parties won the most seats, with both the Centre Party and Res Publica Party winning 28 seats in the Riigikogu. Res Publica was able to gain enough support in negotiations after the elections to form a coalition government.

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