Estonia goes to polls with parties split on Ukraine aid FMTNews FMTWorld
An Estonian votes at a polling station in Tallinn today as the country holds its parliamentary elections.
The party is expected to garner 28.7% of votes, according to a February survey by Kantar Emor that put the far-right Ekre in second place with 18.2%. The Baltic state, a member of the EU and Nato, has led international calls over the past year for more military aid to help Ukraine fight off Russia’s invasion.
“My biggest competitor thinks that we shouldn’t help Ukraine, we shouldn’t support Ukraine, we should only look for our self-interest,“ she said. At the same time, the cost of living crisis has spiralled in Estonia, with one of the EU’s highest inflation rates – 18.6% in January over 12 months earlier.The Centre Party, which is traditionally popular with Estonia’s large Russian-speaking minority, has supported government policy on Ukraine and on Russia.
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