An EKRE march. Wikimedia/DJ Sturm. All rights reserved.Controversies over the refugee crisis have provided the populist and more extremist right-wing parties across the ‘new’ Europe with a new impetus. This piece focuses on the case of the, relatively new and increasingly popular, party of EKRE (Estonian Conservative National Party).
The politicization of the refugee question and its sociocultural implications currently forms key-component of this party’s rhetoric. This gains a greater significance considering that, so far, only 7 war refugees have been transferred from Greece to Estonia.
Political origins and trajectory of evolution
EKRE delivered an impressive performance in the latest parliamentary elections garnering 8.1% of the vote. EKRE’s popularity appears to be on the rise and it currently stands as the third most popular party.
