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Riigikogu

Estonia's Riigikogu has 101 seats, and its votes have produced some of the country's most consequential social and security changes, including legal same-sex marriage and sustained defence expansion Riigikogu.

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Estonia’s Riigikogu is the 101-seat national parliament that passes laws, budgets and confidence votes. Its decisions on defense, taxation and digital-state policy carry outsized importance for a small NATO member bordering Russia.

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