Workers' United Front

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The Workers' United Front (Estonian: Töörahva Ühine Väerind) was a political party in Estonia.

History

The party was a front for the Communist Party, which had used umbrella organisations to participate in politics since being banned in 1918.^[1] In the 1923 elections the party won 10 seats,^[2] an increase on the five won by the Communists in the 1920 elections running under the guise of the Central Committee of Tallinn Trade Unions.^[2]

For the 1926 elections the Communists ran as the Estonian Workers' Party.^[2]

References

↑ Communist subversion against the state in the Republic of Estonia in the nineteen-twenties and thirties Estonica
1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p586 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

Political parties in Estonia

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