The Estonian Centre Party (Estonian: Eesti Keskerakond) is a centrist and social liberal political party in Estonia. The Centre Party is a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. It has the largest membership of an Estonian party, with over 12,000 members.
The party was founded on 12 October 1991 from the basis of the Popular Front of Estonia after several parties split from it. At that time, the party was called People's Centre Party (Rahvakeskerakond) in order to differentiate from the smaller Rural Centre Party (Maa-Keskerakond). The party's chairman is Edgar Savisaar. Vice chairmen of the party are Kadri Simson and Enn Eesmaa.
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