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. The party was of

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, new rightist and

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orientation; it identifies itself as close to

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and

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, but more radical. The organization was also strongly

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. On 19 May 2005 the party had 1080 members. The party had participated only in local election (in Pärnu). The members are mostly younger people, esp. college students. The party was more active during the pre-2003 period, in the course of debate over EU membership. The Republicans cooperated with other minor parties that opposed the EU entry ( Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party,

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*http://erakonnad.info/erakond/reg/vp.html *http://www.riigikogu.ee/rito/index.php?id=11331

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