Democratic Bloc (Estonia)
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The Democratic Bloc (Estonian: Demokraatlik Blokk) was a political grouping in Estonia.
History
The Bloc was formed in 1917 by the Estonian Democratic Party, the Estonian Radical Democratic Party and the Rural League.[1] Between them the parties had won 24 of the 62 seats in the Provincial Assembly elections in the same year.[2] In the Russia-wide elections in November 1917, the Democratic Bloc received around 23% of the vote in the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia.[3] In the Estonian Constituent Assembly elections the following year, the Bloc maintained its vote share at around 23%.[4] In March 1919 the Estonian Democratic Party and Estonian Radical Democratic Party merged to form the Estonian People's Party,[1] with the Rural League remaining a separate party.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p389 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- ↑ Suny, Ronald Grigor (1993). The Revenge of the Past. ISBN 978-0-8047-2247-6.
- ↑ Toivo U. Raun (2001) Estonia and the Estonians, Hoover Press, p103
- ↑ Raun, p104