Electoral History
The results of the 2007 parliamentary elections were not good for the party. The united party received 98,209 votes (17.9% of the total), a drop of 14.0%. As a result, it won 19 seats in the Riigikogu, a loss of 16, but still the third largest block in Parliament.
In the 2011 parliamentary elections the party remained in third largest block but with an increased number of seats (+4), and share of the vote (+2.6%).
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