Support for the coalition Social Democrats (SDE) in August grew more than any of the other major political parties in Estonia, and is now just 1.5 percentage points behind non-parliamentary party Eesti 200, according to the combined results from the three major market research companies who conduct regular party rating surveys in Estonia.
The coalition Reform Party retains its buoyant level of support, while non-parliamentary Eesti 200 is continuing to see a fall, according to a recent survey.
The removal of the Narva tank monument seems to have had a positive effect on the Social Democratic Party's (SDE), according to a recent survey commissioned by ERR, since it showed the party, previously perceived as being 'soft', in a stronger light.
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) says the current Reform/Isamaa/SDE coalition has no plans to amend legislation to restrict the right to vote in local elections to Estonian citizens only, Postimees reports.
The coalition Social Democratic Party (SDE) has seen its popularity with voters rise since it entered office with Reform and Isamaa last month, and now outstrips the latter party and also the non-parliamentary Eesti 200, according to a recent survey.