Center Party tops popularity ratings again in February
Estonia's most popular political party in February was the Center Party, which was supported by 27 percent of respondents according to the results of a survey commissioned by BNS and daily Postimees and conducted by Kantar Emor.
The Reform Party followed behind Center with the support of 25 percent of respondents, followed in turn by the Social Democratic Party (SDE) with 16 percent, the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) with 13 percent, the Free Party with 10 percent and the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) with 7 percent of respondents.
Compared to December figures, the Center Party's support has grown by one percent, with support for the Reform Party, EKRE, and the Free party growing by two percent, while SDE's support fell by 3 percent and IRL's remained steady.
The government coalition, which consists of Center, SDE and IRL, was supported by 50 percent of respondents in total, a 2-percent drop from December figures, while 21 percent of respondents stated no preference.
Kantar Emor polled 882 voting-age citizens ages 18-74 in their homes and over the internet between Feb. 3-13. The answers of those who listed "no preference" for party identification were eliminated from the outcome in order to make it as comparable as possible to the outcome of an election held during the survey period.
Editor: Aili Vahtla
Source: BNS