Institution
Riigikogu
The Riigikogu is the single-chamber parliament of Estonia. Created by the constitution of 1920, it held supreme power in the interwar republic, which had no separate presidency. It was suspended during the authoritarian period after 1934 and abolished under Soviet rule, and was restored under the constitution of 1992 with 101 members, who elect the president.
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