Social Democrats: Estonia may become a two-party nation
16.11.2009, 09:25
Indrek Saar, a Social Democrats, says that there is real danger that both Centre Party and Reform Party - want to give Estonia a two-party political system.
Both dream about dividing the Estonian political landscape between themselves, said Saar in an interview to Estonian Public Broadcasting Company ERR.
Saar who is vice chairman of the Estonian Social Democratic Party said that Social Democrats are determined to foil these attempts and win over voters who don't support right-wing parties nor Centre Party.
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"I believe that in the near future the public will understand that there are parties who fight for democratic principle and then there are parties whose aim is to centralise power and establish a two-party system," said Saar.
Saar said that he would divide the political landscape so that Reform Parrty and Centre Party are on the one side and all other political parties are on the other. "The key question is whether we want a broad-based democratic society .or a centralised society. I think that it is much more serious division than dividing parties into right-wing and left-wing parties," he aded.
Saar explained that this was also one reason why Social Democrats agreed to set up a coalition with Centre Party in the Tallinn City Council where .the Centrists have an absolute majority. "For the sake of democracy and transparency, it is best if there is also another party in the coalition with Centre Party," he said.