Estonian Independence Party

The Estonian Independence Party (Estonian Eesti Iseseisvuspartei - EIP ) is a right-wing party in Estonia.

History

The Estonian Independence Party was in August 1993 in Otepaeae as a " party of Estonia's future '( Tuleviku Eesti Erakond - TEE) was founded. The TEA existed officially from 1993 to 1999 since 1999., The party bearing the present name.

Programmatic

The Estonian Independence Party represents the rightmost spectrum in Estonia. Main issue is the refusal of Estonian membership in the European Union. The party was opposed to the introduction of the euro in Estonia.

The focus of their program is a strong Estonian nationalism. The EIP intends to secure the Estonian "national preservation ". It advocates a autarkere role of Estonia from the global economy. The party calls for the nationalization of major industries and the reintroduction of the death penalty.

The Estonian Independence Party are in the political debate deliberately combative. On their website it calls: "We are ready Estonian people for the last fight You stand at a crossroads.! . "

Staff

Chairman of the party since January 2005, the Vice- President of the Estonian Association inventor Vello Leito. According to reports of the Estonian television, the party of the neo-Nazi skinhead scene should be positioned next to Tartu. Deputy party chairman Kaido Nõmmik occurs in Internet demonstratively in the style of the SA.

In elections, the Estonian Independence Party was unsuccessful. While the party in 1995 won 2.57% of the vote, they did not appear to in the parliamentary elections of 1999. In the elections to the Estonian Parliament ( Riigikogu ) In 2003, she received a total of 0.55% of the vote. At the elections to the European Parliament in 2004, the party did not participate. In the 2007 General Election 0.2% voted for the party. In the 2011 general election, she received 0.4 % of votes.

As at 31 December 2004, the party had 1,039 members according to their own information.