Fatherland Party Isamaa Erakond | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Urmas Reinsalu |
| Founders | Taavi Veskimägi Tõnis Lukas |
| Founded | 4 June 2006;19 years ago (2006-06-04) |
| Merger of | Pro Patria Union Res Publica |
| Headquarters | Paldiski mnt 13,Tallinn |
| Youth wing | ResPublica |
| Membership(2021) | |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right toright-wing |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Blue |
| Riigikogu | 8 / 101 |
| Municipalities | 140 / 1,717 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 7 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| isamaa | |
Isamaa (meaning 'Fatherland') is aChristian democratic andnational conservativepolitical party in Estonia.
It started on 4 June 2006. It was then called "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union". The two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica Party joined together.. Up to the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party held 32 seats out of 101 in theRiigikogu and one of Estonia's six seats in theEuropean Parliament. The party is a member of theEuropean People's Party. The merged party had two separate boards and two party leaders. A single board and leader was set up in May 2007. The party's prime minister candidate wasMart Laar, who became a chairman of the party. In 2018, its name was changed to "Isamaa", meaning literally "Fatherland".[2]
It is now part of the Government of Estonia led byKaja Kallas.