Estonian Biodiversity Party

Biodiversity Party (Estonian: Elurikkuse Erakond) was an Estonian green political party, which was founded in September 2018 and one of its leaders was the former Estonian Free Party chief Artur Talvik.[3] They described themselves as post-ideological[4] and their aim was to develop Estonia into a decentralized smart eco-digital country.[5]

Estonian Biodiversity Party Elurikkuse Erakond
Leader	Collective leadership
Founded	2 September 2018
Dissolved	20 August 2020
Merged into	Estonian Party for the Future
Headquarters	Vana-Roosa, Rõuge Parish
Membership (2019)	536[1]
Ideology	Green politics[2] Grassroots democracy[2] Decentralization E-democracy[2] Soft Euroscepticism
Political position	Centre
Colours	Yellow
Website
elurikkuseerakond.ee
Politics of Estonia Political parties Elections

On 20th August 2020, the party merged with the Estonian Free Party to form the Estonian Party for the Future.[6]

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Election	Votes			Seats		Pos.	Government
	#	%	± pp	#	±
2019	6,858	1.2		0 / 101		8th	Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament elections

Election	Votes			Seats		Pos.
	#	%	± pp	#	±
2019	3,012	0.9		0 / 6		9th

References

1. "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 Jan 2019.
2. "Eesti arengusuunad" (in Estonian). Elurikkuse Erakond.
3. "New Talvik-led party announces its official name". ERR. 5 September 2018.
4. "Elurikkuse Erakond tahtis minna valimistele koos rohelistega" (in Estonian). Postimees. 3 January 2019.
5. "Barkalaja avas Elurikkuse erakonna põhimõtteid - üle planeedi tuntud öko-digiriik" (in Estonian). ERR. 6 September 2018.
6. "Free Party and Biodiversity Party merger officially agreed". ERR. 20 August 2020.