Riigikogu
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The Riigikogu (Script error: No such module "IPA"., from Estonian riigi-, "of the state", and kogu, "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chief justice of the Supreme Court, and elects (either alone or, if necessary, together with representatives of local government within a broader electoral college) the president. Among its other tasks, the Riigikogu also ratifies significant foreign treaties that impose military and proprietary obligations and bring about changes in law, as well as approves the budget presented by the government as law, and monitors the executive power.
History
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History
23 April 1919, the opening session of the Estonian Constituent Assembly is considered the founding date of the Parliament of Estonia.[1] Established under the 1920 constitution, the Riigikogu had 100 members elected for a three-year term on the basis of proportional representation. Elections were fixed for the first Sunday in May of the third year of parliament.Template:Sfn The first elections to the Riigikogu took place in 1920. From 1923 to 1932, there were four more elections to the Riigikogu. The elections were on a regional basis, without any threshold in the first two elections, but from 1926 a moderate threshold (2%) was used. The sessions of the Riigikogu take place in the Toompea Castle, where a new building in an unusual Expressionist style was erected in the former courtyard of the medieval castle in 1920–1922.
In 1933 amendments to the first Constitution were approved by referendum, where more power was given to an executive President. The following year, the President used these new powers to adjourn parliament and declared martial law to avert an alleged coup.Template:Sfn In 1937, a second constitution was approved by referendum which saw the introduction of a two chambered legislature, the Template:Ill (Riigivolikogu) and the Riiginõukogu (Riiginõukogu). Elections were subsequently held in 1938 where only individual candidates were allowed to run.
During the subsequent periods of Soviet occupation (1940–41), German occupation (1941–44), and the second Soviet occupation (1944–1991) the Parliament was disbanded. The premises of the Riigikogu were used by the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR during the second Soviet occupation.
Restitution of independence
In September 1992, a year after Estonia had regained its independence from the Soviet Union, elections to the Parliament took place on the basis of the third Constitution of Estonia adopted in a referendum in the summer of the same year. The 1992 constitution, which incorporates elements of the 1920 and 1938 Constitutions and explicitly asserts its continuity with the Estonian state as it existed between 1918 and 1940, sees the return of a unicameral parliament with 101 members. The most recent parliamentary elections were held on 5 March 2023. The main differences between the current system and a pure political representation, or proportional representation, system are the established 5% national threshold, and the use of a modified D'Hondt formula (the divisor is raised to the power 0.9). This modification makes for more disproportionality than does the usual form of the formula.
Latest election
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Current seat allocation
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The seat allocation refers to de facto allocation, as defectors from fractions are not allowed to join other ones between elections.
- Reform Party 38
- party leader: Kristen Michal
- Social Democratic Party of Estonia 14
- party leader: Lauri Läänemets
- Estonia 200 13
- party leader: Kristina Kallas
- Conservative People's Party of Estonia 11
- party leader: Martin Helme
- Isamaa 11
- party leader: Urmas Reinsalu
- Centre Party 6
- party leader: Mihhail Kõlvart
- Independents 8
Structure of former legislatures
Estonian Parliament after 1992 election
Estonian Parliament after 1995 election
Estonian Parliament after 1999 election
Estonian Parliament after 2003 election
Estonian Parliament after 2007 election
Estonian Parliament after 2011 election
Estonian Parliament after 2015 election
Estonian Parliament after 2019 election
Estonian Parliament after 2023 election
Speakers of the Riigikogu
The salary of the speaker is €8318.19 per month.[2]
1921–1937
| Name | Period | Legislature |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Strandman | 4 January 1921 – 18 November 1921 | I Riigikogu[3] |
| Juhan Kukk | 18 November 1921 – 20 November 1922 | I Riigikogu[3] |
| Konstantin Päts | 20 November 1922 – 7 June 1923 | I Riigikogu[3] |
| Jaan Tõnisson | 7 June 1923 – 27 May 1925 | II Riigikogu[3] |
| August Rei | 9 June 1925 – 22 June 1926 | II Riigikogu[3] |
| Karl Einbund | 22 June 1926 – 19 July 1932 | III Riigikogu, IV Riigikogu, V Riigikogu[3] |
| Jaan Tõnisson | 19 July 1932 – 18 May 1933 | V Riigikogu[3] |
| Karl Einbund | 18 May 1933 – 29 August 1934 | V Riigikogu[3] |
| Rudolf Penno | 28 September 1934 – 31 December 1937 | V Riigikogu[3] |
Speakers of the Riigivolikogu (lower chamber)
| Name | Period | Legislature |
|---|---|---|
| Jüri Uluots | 21 April 1938 – 12 October 1939 | VI Riigikogu[3] |
| Otto Pukk | 17 October 1939 – 5 July 1940 | VI Riigikogu[3] |
| Arnold Veimer | 21 July 1940 – 25 August 1940 |
Speaker of the Riiginõukogu (upper chamber)
| Name | Period | Legislature |
|---|---|---|
| Mihkel Pung | 21 April 1938 – 5 July 1940 | VI Riigikogu[3] |
Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1992)
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Arnold Rüütel | 29 March 1990 – 5 October 1992 |
Speaker of the Supreme Council (1990–1992)
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Ülo Nugis | 29 March 1990 – 5 October 1992 |
Since 1992
| Name | Period | Legislature |
|---|---|---|
| Ülo Nugis | 21 October 1992 – 21 March 1995 | VII Riigikogu[3] |
| Toomas Savi | 21 March 1995 – 31 March 2003 | VIII Riigikogu, IX Riigikogu[3] |
| Ene Ergma | 31 March 2003 – 23 March 2006 | X Riigikogu[3] |
| Toomas Varek | 23 March 2006 – 2 April 2007 | X Riigikogu[3] |
| Ene Ergma | 2 April 2007 – 20 March 2014 | XI Riigikogu, XII Riigikogu[3] |
| Eiki Nestor | 20 March 2014 – 4 April 2019 | XII Riigikogu, XIII Riigikogu[3] |
| Henn Põlluaas | 4 April 2019 – 18 March 2021 | XIV Riigikogu[3] |
| Jüri Ratas | 18 March 2021 – 10 April 2023 | XIV Riigikogu[3] |
| Lauri Hussar | 10 April 2023 – present | XV Riigikogu[4] |
Chancellery
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Established on October 5 of 1992, the Chancellery of the Riigikogu (Template:Langx) is the administration supporting the Riigikogu in the performance of its constitutional functions.[5] The departments of the Chancellery perform the daily functions.
According to the Routledge Handbook of Parliamentary Administrations[6], it's main functions are:
1. advising the Riigikogu on legislative matters, analyzing parliamentary law and practice, and making proposals for improving the work of Riigikogu.
2. servicing the Riigikogu by managing its records and creating the conditions necessary for Riigikogu to perform its functions including managing the issues relating to the benefits related to membership in Riigikogu.
3. assisting the Riigikogu in communicating with other government bodies and the public, and managing its foreign relations.
4 preparing the draft budget of Riigikogu and implements the approved budget; organizing the administration of state assets in accordance with the State Assets Act; with the authorization of the Board of Riigikogu, representing Riigikogu in court and in other government institutions.
5. servicing the National Electoral Committee and the Political Parties Financing Surveillance Committee.
See also
- List of members of the Parliament of Estonia
- Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Citations and references
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Cited sources
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External links
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