History
At the beginning of the twentieth century liberal parties emerged and played an important role in Estonia. They lost influence in the 1930s.
After the restoration of independence in 1990, both pragmatic centrist and liberal forces arose. The Estonian Reform Party (Eesti Reformierakond) is a free market liberal party. Despite its liberal international affiliations the Estonian Centre Party (Eesti Keskerakond) is generally not considered a liberal party, so therefore it is not included.
Read more about this topic: Liberalism In Estonia
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