Party comparison
Reformierakond vs Eesti 200: how alike are they?
We compare the documented positions of Eesti Reformierakond and Erakond Eesti 200 on the 38 questions in the test, issue by issue.
In brief
How do Reformierakond and Eesti 200 differ?
Reformierakond and Eesti 200 are very close in the test: on many statements they take exactly the same position. Both fully support defence spending of at least 5% of GDP, military aid to Ukraine and using frozen Russian assets to fund it, switching all schooling to Estonian by 2030, requiring churches to cut their ties with the Moscow Patriarchate and keeping internet voting. Both fully oppose a higher income tax rate for people who earn more and defining marriage in the Constitution. Where they differ, the gap is small: Reformierakond agrees that healthcare should rely more on people’s own responsibility and that the EU should take foreign policy decisions by majority vote, and Eesti 200 disagrees; Reformierakond firmly opposes abolishing the car tax, while Eesti 200 takes a middle position. Because they are so close, the test offers a tie-break with extra questions that separate them when your result puts them level.
This summary is based on the parties’ documented positions on the test statements; the source of each position is on the party’s page. Updated 17/10/2026.
Common ground
Where they agree
Economy and taxes
People who earn more should pay a higher rate of income tax.
Both: Strongly against
Economy and taxes
To reduce the budget deficit, public spending should be cut rather than taxes raised.
Both: In favour
Defence and security
Estonia should keep defence spending at 5% of GDP or more, even if that means cuts in other areas.
Both: Strongly in favour
Defence and security
Estonia should keep giving Ukraine military aid worth at least 0.25% of GDP every year.
Both: Strongly in favour
Defence and security
Women should also do compulsory military service.
Both: Against
Defence and security
Frozen Russian assets should be used to fund Ukraine.
Both: Strongly in favour
By issue
Agreement by issue
Detail
Question by question
Economy and taxes 79 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| People who earn more should pay a higher rate of income tax. | Strongly against | Strongly against |
| VAT on food should be cut, even if the state collects less money. | Strongly against | Against |
| The annual car tax should be abolished. | Strongly against | In between |
| A tax on expensive property should be introduced so that taxes on work can be lowered. | Against | In between |
| The standard VAT rate should be brought back down from 24%, even if public spending has to be cut. | Strongly against | Against |
| To reduce the budget deficit, public spending should be cut rather than taxes raised. | In favour | In favour |
Pensions, family and welfare 69 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Pensions should rise faster, even if taxes have to go up to pay for it. | Against | Strongly against |
| Families with three or more children should receive much larger benefits than families with one or two children. | Against | Strongly against |
| Healthcare should rely more on people's own responsibility, for example through higher patient co-payments. | In favour | Against |
| University education should be free for all students. | In between | Against |
Defence and security 100 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia should keep defence spending at 5% of GDP or more, even if that means cuts in other areas. | 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 | Strongly in favour |
| Women should also do compulsory military service. | Against | Against |
| Frozen Russian assets should be used to fund Ukraine. | Strongly in favour | Strongly in favour |
Europe and foreign affairs 75 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| The EU should hand powers back to member states rather than take on new ones. | Against | Against |
| The EU should be able to take foreign policy decisions by majority vote, without needing unanimity. | In favour | Against |
Migration 100 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia should make it easier to hire workers from outside the EU when companies cannot find staff. | In favour | In favour |
| The annual immigration quota should not be increased. | Against | Against |
Language and integration 90 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| All schooling should switch to Estonian by 2030, including in schools where most pupils speak Russian. | 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 | In between |
| People who work with customers should be required to speak Estonian, with higher fines if they do not. | In favour | In favour |
| Churches in Estonia should be required to cut their ties with the Moscow Patriarchate. | Strongly in favour | Strongly in favour |
| Estonian citizens should be allowed to also hold the citizenship of another EU or NATO country. | In favour | Strongly in favour |
Energy and environment 95 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia should build a nuclear power plant. | In favour | In favour |
| Estonia should keep producing electricity from oil shale in the long term. | Against | Against |
| Estonia should pass a climate law with binding targets for cutting emissions. | In favour | Strongly in favour |
| More wind farms should be built on land, even if local residents oppose them. | In favour | In favour |
| The amount of forest felled in Estonia each year should be reduced. | In between | In between |
Values and society 95 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| The Constitution should define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. | Strongly against | Strongly against |
| Access to abortion in Estonia should be restricted. | Strongly against | Strongly against |
| Tougher punishments reduce crime more than prevention and rehabilitation do. | Against | Against |
| Euthanasia should be allowed for terminally ill people who ask for it. | In between | In favour |
| Inciting hatred against a group of people should be punished more severely. | In favour | In favour |
Government and democracy 92 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Internet voting should be kept in elections. | Strongly in favour | Strongly in favour |
| The President of the Republic should be elected directly by the citizens. | Against | Against |
| Citizens should be able to trigger a binding referendum by collecting signatures. | Against | In between |
Regions and rural life 88 %
| Question | Reformierakond | Eesti 200 |
|---|---|---|
| The state should keep small village schools open even if they have few pupils. | In between | In between |
| Public transport should be free throughout Estonia. | Against | Strongly against |
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