2004 European Parliament election in Estonia
The voter turnout in Estonia was one of the lowest of all member countries at only 26.8%.A similar trend was visible in most of the new member states that joined the EU in 2004.The biggest winner was the Social Democratic Party, due to the popularity of their leading candidate Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who received the vast majority of the party's votes.[2] The governing Res Publica Party and People's Union polled poorly.Ilves went on to become President of Estonia in October 2006, leaving his MEP seat to Katrin Saks.