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Workers' United Front
Töörahva Ühine Väerind
Succeeded byWorkers' United Front
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Political positionFar-left
Colours  Red

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

  1. ^ Communist subversion against the state in the Republic of Estonia in the nineteen-twenties and thirties Estonica
  2. ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p586 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7