Estonian Biodiversity Party

Estonian Biodiversity Party Elurikkuse Erakond
Leader	Collective leadership
Founded	2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)
Dissolved	20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)
Merged into	Estonian Party for the Future
Headquarters	Vana-Roosa, Rõuge Parish
Membership (2019)	536[2]
Ideology	Green politics[1] Grassroots democracy[1] Decentralization E-democracy[1] Soft Euroscepticism
Political position	Centre
Colours	Yellow
Website
elurikkuseerakond.ee
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The 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]

On 20 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. "Eesti arengusuunad" (in Estonian). Elurikkuse Erakond.
2. "Äriregistri teabesüsteem" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 Jan 2019.
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.