The Party of Estonian Christian Democrats (''Erakond Eesti Kristlikud Demokraadid''), formerly known as the Estonian Christian People's Party (''Eesti Kristlik Rahvapartei'') was a

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, which is not represented in the

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(parliament). In 2012, the party was declared bankrupt by a court, therefore it cannot participate in elections. It is a Christian-conservative party which is opposed to the

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and campaigned against Estonia joining the EU. The party is a member of the

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(ECPP).

Party in elections

At the 2003 legislative

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, the party won 1.1% of the popular vote (5,275 votes) and no seats. In the 2007 parliamentary election, this improved to 9,443 (1.7%), but still fell far short of the 5% threshold. In the 2002 local council elections, the EKRP was elected in three local councils out of 247 and collected seven seats. In

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a populated places in Estonia, town on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded popul ...

, it collected one seat out of 21 (5.6% share of votes; 294 votes), in

Pihtla Parish Pihtla Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. The municipality had a population of 1,400 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 228.11 km². During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on ...

two seats out of 11 (24.7% share of votes; 163 votes) and in

Püssi Püssi ( ; ; ) is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 917 . It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg. History Following the end of the Soviet Union's 47-year occupation of Estonia, P ...

, four seats out of 13 (31.8% share of votes; 191 votes). In the 2005 local council elections, the EKRP took part in 13 local elections out of 227 and collected three seats. In the whole country, the party collected 1799 votes which made up 0.36% of all votes. The Party won a seat in

(one seat out of 21; 5.4% share of votes; 264 votes) and

(2 seats out of 11; 18.3% share of votes; 109 votes) The party took part, but didn't collect any seats in these councils: *

Keila Keila () is a town and an Municipalities of Estonia, urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, southwest of Tallinn. As of 2021, the town has a population of 10,499 inhabitants. Keila is also the location of administrative b ...

(1.6% share of votes; 57 votes) *

Ridala Parish Ridala () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It had a population of 3,245 (2016) and an area of . In 2007 it was merged with the city of Haapsalu Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Eston ...

(3.0% share of votes; 30 votes) *

Haljala Parish Haljala Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km2. Populated places Small borough Haljala - Võsu Villages Aaspere - Aasu - Aasumetsa - Aaviku - ...

(2.0% share of votes; 18 votes) *

Vihula Parish Vihula Parish () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It had a population of 1,939 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 364.28 km2. Settlements There was 1 small borough (Võsu) and 52 villages: Aasumetsa, Adaka, ...

(3.0% share of votes; 27 votes) *

Kaarma Parish Kaarma Parish was a municipality of Saare County, Estonia next to Kuressaare. In 2014, it was merged with the municipalities of Kärla and Lümanda to become the Lääne-Saare municipality. The municipality had a population of 4,608 (as of 1 ...

(2.1% share of votes; 26 votes) * Valjala Parish (8.7%; 45 votes) *

Puka Parish Puka Parish was a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. Settlements ;Small borough Puka ;Villages Aakre - Kähri - Kibena - Kolli - Komsi - Kuigatsi - Meegaste - Palamuste - Pedaste - Plika - Põru - Prange - Pühaste - ...

(1.8% share of votes; 10 votes) *

Viljandi Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

(0.6% share of votes; 41 votes) *

Võru Võru (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, at the request of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the o ...

(3.9% share of votes; 235 votes) *

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

(0.7% share of vote; 891 votes) *

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

(0.1% share of vote; 46 votes). In the town of

, the party never part in the elections and lost its four seats. In local elections in Estonia, the threshold is 5% of valid votes cast in the council.

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