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Estonian political party
Estonian Left Party
(
Estonian
:
Eesti Vasakpartei
, EVP) was a leftist
socialist
political party
in
Estonia
.
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- 1990: Registration of the independent
Estonian Communist Party
(EKP).
- 1992: Congress of EKP renamed
Estonian Democratic Labour Party
(EDTP).
- July 1995: EDLP joined
New European Left Forum
.
- 1997: Party renamed the
Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party
(ESDTP).
- 2004: ESDTP becomes founding member of
European Left
party.
- December 2004: Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party changes name to
Estonian Left Party
(EVP).
According to the statutes of party, the party congress elects the Party Chairman and Executive board as well as nominates a consultative Central Council representing all regional organizations. Local policies are developed by local organizations, while central bodies formulate national policies.
EVP lost representatives in
parliament
on the
2003 elections
when they got 2,059 votes (0.4%). In
2007 election
, it fell further to 0.1% and again got no seats.
The party has been chaired by:
On 28 June 2008, the Estonian Left Party and the
Constitution Party
merged to form the
Estonian United Left Party
(
Eestimaa Uhendatud Vasakpartei
).
In a
privacy rights
legal dispute between
Sirje Kingsepp
and
Eesti Paevaleht
, the party was deemed "completely marginal" in Estonia's public life.
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