| Description | Center-left successor to the Social Democratic party born in 1905 (extinguished during the Soviet occupation) and Estonia's oldest continuously operating political party. Its current successor was crafted in 1990 as a result of the merger of four leftist parties, the Estonian Democratic Labor Party (EDTE), the Estonian Social Democratic Independence Party (ESDIP), the Russian Social Democratic Party in Estonia (VSDPE) and the Estonian Socialist Party Foreign Coalition (ESPVK). It had second thoughts after a few years of poor performances and chose to turn to the right and act under the name "Moderates" in 1996. It then reverted back to the Social Democrat Party on February 7, 2004. Party has been chaired since February 5, 2022 by Estonia's Minister of Interior Lauri Läänemets (assumed office on July 18, 2022) [Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE)]. |
