Five minutes with Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: “I think Europe should start voting online”

Gilson, Christopher and Kirchherr, Julian (2012) Five minutes with Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: “I think Europe should start voting online”. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (20 Apr 2012). Website.

Preview

PDF Download (51kB) | Preview

• Publisher

Abstract

Estonia was the first nation in the world to hold legally binding general elections over the Internet. In an interview with EUROPP editors Chris Gilson and Julian Kirchherr Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urmas Paet recommends e-voting to other Member States of the European Union as well, arguing that it is convenient and increases turnout, particularly among the young.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2012 13:31
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/45984

Actions (login required)

View Item