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Regions and rural life: what each party thinks

2 questions, 14 party positions and 1 complete disagreement (how they are assigned).

What each party proposes on this issue

A summary of their positions on the questions in this issue, based on their manifestos, votes and statements. Details and sources, question by question, below.

Reformierakond

Disagrees: “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

In between: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”

EKRE

Agrees: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”

In between: “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

Keskerakond

Agrees: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”; “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

Eesti 200

Disagrees: “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

In between: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”

SDE

Agrees: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”

In between: “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

Isamaa

Agrees: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”

Disagrees: “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

Parempoolsed

Disagrees: “The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils”; “Public transport should be free throughout Estonia”

The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils.

As rural areas lose population, many municipalities close or merge small schools to save money. Some value having a school close to home; others prefer to concentrate resources in larger schools.

Of the 7 parties with a position on this question: 4 in favour, 2 in between and 1 against.

Public transport should be free throughout Estonia.

Public transport in Tallinn has been free for registered residents since 2013, and county buses were free from 2018 until 2024, when fares returned on most routes.

Of the 7 parties with a position on this question: 1 in favour, 2 in between and 4 against.

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