The opposition Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) nominated founding member Mart Helme as its presidential candidate for this autumn’s elections.
A former diplomat and previous EKRE chair, Helme said the key concepts important to him are nation, family, and home. “If I were to be elected president, my first task would be to restore constitutional order in Estonia,” he said.
Helme had previously been EKRE’s presidential candidate in 2016.
The EKRE board issued a statement after the meeting which picked Helme as presidential candidate, and said the president should be elected by the people.
“We oppose appointing the president as a result of backroom agreements made by parties in a narrow circle,” the statement read, going on to say there is already “deal-making underway” ahead of the autumn’s elections, “political games” EKRE says it does not want to engage in.
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