The
Constitution Party (
Konstitutsioonierakond), known until
11 February 2006 as the
Estonian United People's Party (
Eestimaa Ühendatud Rahvapartei/Obyedinnenaya Narodnaya Partiya Estonii), was a
political party in
Estonia, mainly supported by the
Russian minority.
The party held 6 seats in the
Riigikogu from
1999 to
2003. At the
legislative elections of
2 March 2003, it won 2.2 % of the popular vote and got no seats. In
2007's election, it fell further to 5,470 votes (1.0%) and again got no seats.
On 28 June 2008, it merged with the Estonian Left Party to form the Estonian United Left Party.
Controversy
According to Estonian Security Police (KAPO), the party is covertly funded and controlled by Moscow. Also several members of the party have connections with groups such as Nochnoy Dozor.
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