Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas's centre-right Reform Party on Sunday won the general election by a large margin, scoring 31.6% of the vote against 16% for the far-right EKRE, according to near complete results.
In order to stay in power, Reform will again have to form a coalition with one or more of the parties that entered the Baltic state's 101-seat parliament.
The election pitted one of Europe's most staunchly pro-Kyiv governments against a far-right party seeking to capitalise on anger at rising living costs and which would stop admitting new Ukrainian refugees.
Reform won an election in 2019 but was then kept from power as three smaller parties formed a government. It collapsed in 2021, allowing Ms Kallas to create a coalition and take charge.
The far-right EKRE party promised to slash energy bills by opposing the transition to green energy which proved popular in some parts of the country, as did the pledge to not accept new Ukrainian refugees.
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A third of eligible voters cast their vote via the internet in the days leading up to today, including Ms Kallas. A further15% of voters voted by paper ballots in advance.
"I want the Russian war in Ukraine to end with Ukrainian victory. And that government would stand for pensioners", said Maret Veske, 88, after casting his vote in Tallinn.
