IRL Only Parliament Party to Rise in Popularity, Survey Reveals
In August, IRL was the only party represented in Parliament that gained popularity, going from 15 to 18 percent support compared to the month before, a recent study commissioned by BNS reveals.
The Reform Party garnered 29 percent of the voters' support, which is 2 percent less than in July. Nevertheless, they remain the most favored political organization in the country, wrote Postimees.
Support for the Social Democrats (24 percent) and the Centre Party (21 percent) had not changed over the month.
Of the smaller parties that aren't represented in Parliament, the People's Union gained the most support, with backing rising from 2 percent to 3 percent.
The Green Party saw its support hold steady at 3 percent in August, while the the Christian Democrats, Russian Party in Estonia and the Independence Party, who were favored by 1 percent of voters in July, saw their support among survey respondents drop to zero.
The survey was conducted by TNS Emor and based on a poll of 801 voting-age citizens from August 3 to 24.
Ingrid Teesalu