{"id":5284,"date":"2026-07-02T16:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/?page_id=5284"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:05:02","slug":"13th-riigikogu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/en\/introduction-and-history\/history-riigikogu\/13th-riigikogu\/","title":{"rendered":"13th Riigikogu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The opening sitting of the Riigikogu took place on 30 March 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 1 March 2015, the citizens of Estonia elected the 13th Riigikogu. 577 910 citizens voted, which makes up&nbsp;64.2% of the citizens with the right to vote (899 793 in total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/wpcms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/aFEP_9847-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">13th Riigikogu, March 30, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">861 candidates stood on the lists of 10 parties and 11 candidates stood as independent candidates. 13 candidates received a personal mandate.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/wpcms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/XIII_riigikogu_mandaadid_en.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/wpcms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/XIII_riigikogu_mandaadid_en.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Infographic, Ways of acqiuring the 101 mandates of the 13\u00b4th Riigikogu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estonian Reform Party\u00a0with its\u00a0<strong>158 971\u00a0<\/strong>votes (<strong>27.7<\/strong>%) and Estonian Centre Party with its\u00a0<strong>142 460<\/strong>\u00a0votes (<strong>24.8<\/strong>%) were the most successful at the elections. 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