oper ated ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Social ▁Tra va ill ist ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Lab our ites ". ▁ ▁The ▁Labour ites ▁won ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 2 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁elections , ▁becoming ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁fa ction ▁after ▁the ▁R ural ▁League , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁The ▁Rad ical ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁clearly ▁left - wing ▁party , ▁that ▁supported ▁social ▁equality , ▁dem ocracy , ▁but ▁also ▁liberal ▁economic ▁policies , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁programme ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Tr ud ov iks . ▁Its ▁vot ers ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁poor er ▁classes ▁and ▁therefore ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁radical ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁reform ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁state ▁and ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁constitution , ▁which ▁would ▁give ▁more ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁parliament . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : So cial ist ▁parties ▁in ▁Est onia ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Category : Def unct ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Est onia ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution <0x0A> </s> ▁Bud d ha ▁Gor aya ▁/