Manifesto comparison

Party positions in one table

Here are all 38 statements in the test and where each of the 7 parties stands on each one. Click a cell to see the reasoning and the source on the party’s page (manifesto, Riigikogu vote or public statement).

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Economy and taxes

Economy and taxes
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
People who earn more should pay a higher rate of income tax.	Strongly against	Against	Strongly in favour	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Against	Strongly against
VAT on food should be cut, even if the state collects less money.	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Against	Strongly in favour	In favour	Against
The annual car tax should be abolished.	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	In between	Against	Strongly in favour	In favour
A tax on expensive property should be introduced so that taxes on work can be lowered.	Against	Strongly against	In favour	In between	In favour	Strongly against	Strongly against
The standard VAT rate should be brought back down from 24%, even if public spending has to be cut.	Strongly against	In favour	In favour	Against	Against	In favour	Strongly in favour
To reduce the budget deficit, public spending should be cut rather than taxes raised.	In favour	In favour	Against	In favour	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour

Pensions, family and welfare

Pensions, family and welfare
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
Pensions should rise faster, even if taxes have to go up to pay for it.	Against	In between	In favour	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Against	Strongly against
Families with three or more children should receive much larger benefits than families with one or two children.	Against	In between	In favour	Strongly against	Against	Strongly in favour	Strongly against
Healthcare should rely more on people's own responsibility, for example through higher patient co-payments.	In favour	Against	Strongly against	Against	Strongly against	In between	Strongly in favour
University education should be free for all students.	In between	In between	In favour	Against	Strongly in favour	In favour	Strongly against

Defence and security

Defence and security
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
Estonia should keep defence spending at 5% of GDP or more, even if that means cuts in other areas.	Strongly in favour	Against	Against	Strongly in favour	In favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour
Estonia should keep giving Ukraine military aid worth at least 0.25% of GDP every year.	Strongly in favour	Against	In favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	In favour
Women should also do compulsory military service.	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	Strongly in favour
Frozen Russian assets should be used to fund Ukraine.	Strongly in favour	Against	Against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	In favour

Europe and foreign affairs

Europe and foreign affairs
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
The EU should hand powers back to member states rather than take on new ones.	Against	Strongly in favour	In between	Against	Strongly against	In favour	In favour
The EU should be able to take foreign policy decisions by majority vote, without needing unanimity.	In favour	Strongly against	Against	Against	In between	Strongly against	Strongly in favour

Migration

Migration
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
Estonia should make it easier to hire workers from outside the EU when companies cannot find staff.	In favour	Strongly against	Against	In favour	In between	Strongly against	In favour
The annual immigration quota should not be increased.	Against	Strongly in favour	In favour	Against	In between	Strongly in favour	Against

Language and integration

Language and integration
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
All schooling should switch to Estonian by 2030, including in schools where most pupils speak Russian.	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	In between	Strongly in favour	In favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour
It should be easier for people who have lived in Estonia since before 1991 to obtain Estonian citizenship.	Against	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	In between	In between	Strongly against	Against
People who work with customers should be required to speak Estonian, with higher fines if they do not.	In favour	Strongly in favour	Against	In favour	In between	Strongly in favour	In favour
Churches in Estonia should be required to cut their ties with the Moscow Patriarchate.	Strongly in favour	Strongly against	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	In favour
Estonian citizens should be allowed to also hold the citizenship of another EU or NATO country.	In favour	Against	In favour	Strongly in favour	In between	Strongly against	In favour

Energy and environment

Energy and environment
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
Estonia should build a nuclear power plant.	In favour	In favour	In between	In favour	Against	In between	Strongly in favour
Estonia should keep producing electricity from oil shale in the long term.	Against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Against	Against	In favour	In between
Estonia should pass a climate law with binding targets for cutting emissions.	In favour	Strongly against	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly against	Strongly against
More wind farms should be built on land, even if local residents oppose them.	In favour	Strongly against	Against	In favour	In favour	Strongly against	In favour
The amount of forest felled in Estonia each year should be reduced.	In between	In between	In favour	In between	Strongly in favour	Against	Against

Values and society

Values and society
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
The Constitution should define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Against	Strongly against	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Against
Access to abortion in Estonia should be restricted.	Strongly against	Strongly in favour	Against	Strongly against	Strongly against	In between	Strongly against
Tougher punishments reduce crime more than prevention and rehabilitation do.	Against	In favour	In between	Against	Against	In between	In between
Euthanasia should be allowed for terminally ill people who ask for it.	In between	Against	In between	In favour	In between	Against	In between
Inciting hatred against a group of people should be punished more severely.	In favour	Strongly against	Against	In favour	Strongly in favour	Strongly against	Strongly against

Government and democracy

Government and democracy
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
Internet voting should be kept in elections.	Strongly in favour	Strongly against	In between	Strongly in favour	In favour	In favour	Strongly in favour
The President of the Republic should be elected directly by the citizens.	Against	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	Against	Against	Against	Strongly against
Citizens should be able to trigger a binding referendum by collecting signatures.	Against	Strongly in favour	In favour	In between	In between	In between	Strongly against

Regions and rural life

Regions and rural life
Statement	Reformierakond	EKRE	Keskerakond	Eesti 200	SDE	Isamaa	Parempoolsed
The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils.	In between	Strongly in favour	Strongly in favour	In between	Strongly in favour	In favour	Against
Public transport should be free throughout Estonia.	Against	In between	Strongly in favour	Strongly against	In between	Against	Strongly against

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