Estonia poll: Centre Party overtakes Isamaa to lead party ratings
An October survey by Turu-uuringud shows Estonia's Centre Party at 23% support, ahead of Isamaa, which led in September. The two governing parties, Reform and Eesti 200, have a combined 12%.
Estonia's Centre Party has moved into first place in the latest party popularity ranking, according to an October poll by the research company Turu-uuringud. The party is backed by 23% of adult citizens who have decided on their political preference, up from 21% in September. It overtook Isamaa, which topped the ranking a month earlier.
Other parties
Support for Isamaa fell from 22% to 19%, placing it second. EKRE is third with 18% (16% in September), followed by the Social Democrats at 14% (15% previously).
The governing parties remain low in the ranking. Support for the Reform Party dropped from 12% to 10%, while Eesti 200, the other coalition party, rose from 1% to 2%. Together the two government parties have 12%. Opposition parties represented in parliament collectively receive 74%.
The only party outside parliament that clears the five-percent electoral threshold is the Parempoolsed ("Right-wingers"), whose rating slipped from 9% to 8%. The remaining parties are between zero and one percent. Two percent of respondents with a party preference said they would vote for an independent candidate in a Riigikogu election.
Methodology
The poll ran from 1 to 7 October and surveyed 899 Estonian citizens aged 18 and over. One third of the questionnaires were completed by telephone and two thirds online. Some 74% of respondents had a political preference, and the party ratings were calculated from their answers.
