Isamaa leads Estonia’s parties in third-quarter donations

Isamaa received the most donations among Estonia’s parliamentary parties in the third quarter, collecting €229,301, ERR reported, citing the committee overseeing political party financing.

Isamaa also collected €3,360 in membership fees. Including state funding, its total revenue for the quarter was €326,090. Its largest donors were Bigbank owner Parvel Pruunsild, who gave €100,000; energy and property entrepreneur Janek Veeber, €50,000; transport entrepreneur Hugo Osula, €25,000; and entrepreneur and Postimees owner Margus Linnamäe, €15,000.

The Reform Party reported total revenue of €505,562, including €70,179 in donations and €1,700 in membership fees. Its largest donors were Armin Karu, with €25,000, and Marek Mägi and Andres Sõnajalg, who each gave €15,000.

The Centre Party collected €266,015, including €64,112 in donations and €14,727 in membership fees. Its largest donation was €3,977, from Jaak Madison. EKRE reported revenue of €207,627, including €5,791 in donations and €1,103 in membership fees. Its largest donor was Evelin Poolamets, who gave €1,500.

The Social Democratic Party collected €155,722, including €44,250 in donations and €6,439 in membership fees. Its largest donation was €5,000, from Pille-Riin Raudsepp.

Eesti 200 reported revenue of €167,633, of which €163,383 came from state funding. It received €2,132 in donations and €1,665 in membership fees. Diana Ingerainen made the largest donation, €600.

Parempoolsed, which is not represented in parliament, collected €145,568, including €138,043 in donations. Businessmen Rain Lõhmus and Raul Kirjanen each donated €30,000. The party does not collect membership fees. Its donation total exceeded those of the Reform Party and the Centre Party.

Estonia’s next parliamentary elections are scheduled for March next year.