Over 313,000 people voted online in the Riigikogu elections this year, setting a new record. In total, 456,856 Estonians had participated in the election by Saturday evening.
During the advance voting period, which started on Monday and closed at 8 p.m. on Saturday, 456,856 Estonians submitted their ballots either online or on paper.
Voting in person, with paper ballots only, continues tomorrow on election day.
New records were set for online and paper voting this year, data from the Election Commission shows.
In total, 313,510 citizens voted electronically, smashing the last record set at the previous Riigikogu election in 2019 when 247,232 e-votes were given.
It also surpassed the online vote at the local election in 2021 when 263,566 people cast a digital ballot. Residents can also
