Estonia\'s liberal opposition wins election\, far right surges

Estonia's liberal opposition wins election, far right surges

AFP  |  Tallinn 

Estonia's opposition liberal won Sunday's general election, outpacing the centre-left party of with a surging far-right group in third place buoyed by a backlash from mostly rural voters in the Baltic eurozone state.

Led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, Reform garnered 28.8 per cent of the votes, well ahead of Ratas's on 23 per cent, with the far-right EKRE more than doubling its previous election score at 17.8 per cent, according to full results, Estonia's official state elections website said.

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First Published: Mon, March 04 2019. 04:43 IST