estonia

Country information

• EU Constitution
  Estonian Parliament ratified the EU Constitution on 9 May 2006 (more).
  
  
• The Lisbon Treaty: to be ratified by the State Council in May 2008.
  
  
• EU Presidency: January-June 2018
  
  
• Government Type: parliamentary republic
  
  
• Executive Branch
  
  � HEAD OF STATE
  President Toomas Hendrik ILVES (since 9 October 2006)
  
  � HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
  Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP (since 12 April 2005)
  
  � MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  Urmas PAET
  
  
• Legislative branch
  
  � ELECTIONS
  Last elections: 4 March 2007
  Next elections: March 2011
  
  � ELECTION RESULTS
  Estonian Reform Party 27,8% (31 seats)
  Center Party of Estonia 26,1% (29 seats)
  Pro Patria Union and Res Publica 17,9% (19 seats)
  Social Democrats 10,6% (10 seats)
  Estonian People's Union 7,1% (6 seats)
  Estonian Greens 7,1% (6 seats)
• Additional information
  
  � PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
  Last held 23 September 2006 (next to be held in the fall of 2010); prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament