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We’ve moved!
You can now find us aninternationalobserver.co.uk. I know the domain is .co.uk, but we’re not affiliated with Great Britain – this was merely the easiest domain to obtain and run easily. We hope to see you on our new site. … Continue reading
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If you stand, you must stand up
Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the elections and we know that the current government will likely continue in it’s present form, it is time to take a look at what is for me, one of the … Continue reading
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Final (more or less) election results in
These charts will be updated automatically as the result closes but they are more or less accurate. It is interesting to note that the voting system awards a slightly higher percentage of seats compared to the percentage of votes received. … Continue reading
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Election votes thus far
A double pie chart of the election results so far – the outer ring is percentage of votes, the inner ring is percentage of seats.
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Despite flaws, Ansip must win
Despite not being everybody’s favourite candidate, I think it is only sensible to wish to see Andrus Ansip to remain Prime Minster of Estonia. We are all aware that he and Reform pledged to double pensions (and have only managed … Continue reading
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Down and out
Postimees has reported that the Centre Party has lost almost a third of its support amongst Russian voters according to a recent poll. This is somewhat unsurprising when you take a look at the towns where the Centre Party runs … Continue reading
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Chart of the day: Health by county
Today’s chart of the day displays the health status of persons aged 16 or over by county. As you can see, there are some interesting cases, notable Polva and Ida-Viru, the only two counties where “very good or good” is … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Estonia
In English there is an old saying – when you have a birthday, you are not getting older, you are getting wiser. This is especially true for Estonia. When the Estonian Salvation Committee proclaimed the Declaration of Independence, little did … Continue reading
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Chart of the day: Alcohol consumption still rising
The media this week has been reporting on the recent WHO (World Health Organisation) report that Estonia ranks sixth in the world for total alcohol consumption per capita. It’s interesting to delve slightly deeper into the statistics to see the … Continue reading
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Chart of the day: Local government spending per county
Our latest chart shows local government spending per resident, per county, per year. The data was simply obtained from Eesti Statistikat – the population of each county for 2009 and local government spending were used to calculate spending per resident. … Continue reading
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