Estonia’s center-right Reform Party won the most seats in the parliamentary elections that concluded on Sunday. The Reform Party won 30 seats, while the Centre Party, which is supported by most ethnic Russian voters, came in second with 27 seats. In all, six parties won seats in the 101-seat Riigikogu, Estonia’s unicameral parliament.
The Reform Party has come in first in the past three elections. The Reform Party and the Social Democratic Party have ruled in coalition since 2011. However, following the most recent election, the two parties no longer have enough seats to form a majority. Smaller parties are therefore being courted to help form a ruling coalition. Estonia’s Prime Minister and head of the Reform Party Taavi Rõivas has ruled out working with the Centre Party.
The results of Sunday’s election are good news for the United States. Under the leadership of the Reform Party, Estonia has flourished. It currently ranks eighth in The Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Index of Economic Freedom, and is one of only four NATO members who keep defense spending at the 2 percent of gross domestic product benchmark.
Estonia is a strong partner for the United States in Europe. This past September Prime Minister Rõivas paid tribute to the alliance between the two countries saying: “We both stand for what’s right and good. We are both prepared to accept responsibility for helping to ensure the freedom and prosperity of all nations that stand with us.”
Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and continued aggression, the U.S. should develop and implement a robust strategy to support the Baltic region. This strategy should include an indefinite extension of the European Reassurance Initiative and prepositioning of U.S. equipment in the Baltics.
The result of Estonia’s 2015 elections means the nation’s economic success and commitment to transatlantic security is likely to continue. However, with the menacing Russian bear on Estonia’s border, how robustly the U.S. commits to Baltic security will prove vitally important.
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