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2013 Estonian municipal elections
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Municipal elections
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Municipal elections were held in Estonia on 20 October 2013, with advance voting between 10 and 16 October 2013. A total of 2,951 municipal council seats were up for election in 215 municipalities. The number of councillors had decreased by over 125 compared to the previous elections due to the merging of some municipalities.http://info.kov2013.vvk.ee/uldinfo/ Kohaliku omavalitsuse volikogu valimised 2013 Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon 1 March 2015
The result was a victory for the Estonian Centre Party, which retained its majority in Tallinn by taking 46 of the 79 seats.http://news.err.ee/v/politics/9435c734-69a2-47eb-8094-f0ea7c2e372d In Estonian Municipal Elections, Center Party Holds Onto Power in Tallinn, Right-Leaning Parties Prevail in Tartu ERR 21 October 2013 1 March 2015
Campaign
Alongside the six major parties, 102 independent candidates and 292 citizens' elections coalitions participated in the elections.http://news.err.ee/v/features/88e20f80-f4a2-418c-80f8-3e75e34aea16 The ABCs of Estonia's Municipal Elections ERR 13 October 2013 1 March 2015
Results
Estonian Centre Party 199876 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 107780 Estonian Reform Party 85850 Social Democratic Party 79493 Conservative People's Party of Estonia 8337 Estonian United Left Party 36 Citizens' elections coalitions and independents 143964 4714 0 1086935 VVK
References
Category:Local elections in Estonia
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