Estonia goes to polls with parties split on Ukraine aid

On Sunday, Estonians will vote to choose a new parliament, a decision that could support far-right nationalists who have opposed more arms shipments to Ukraine during their campaigns.

According to polls, the centre-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is predicted to win, but would probably need to create a coalition to remain in power.

According to a Kantar Emor survey conducted in February, which placed the extreme right EKRE in second position with 18.2, the party is predicted to receive 28.7% of the vote.

The Social Democrats came in at 10.1 percent, followed by the Centre Party at 13.4%, Estonia 200 at 13.4%, and Isamaa (Fatherland) at 8.5 percent according to the February survey.

There will be a poll on Sunday for all 101 seats in Estonia’s unicameral parliament, which has 1.3 million residents and borders Russia.

In the past year, the EU and NATO member state of the Baltic state has led international demands for increased military assistance to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion.

Currently, Estonia is providing more than one percent of GDP in military support to Ukraine, which is the largest share of any nation in terms of the size of its economy.

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