Other topics the novel party intends to focus on include national defense, the economy, the population crisis, local nature and direct democracy.

[10] During EKRE's election night on the same day, Põlluaas and Madison both confirmed ex-EKRE member Peeter Ernits' claim that "the party's board heard Mart Helme's speech in which he announced that Russia is waging a holy war in Ukraine and that he supports it.

[10] This confirmation was cited amongst the reasons for the expulsion of Põlluaas, Valge and Kuusik from EKRE for "damaging the reputation of the party" two days later.

[17] A majority of the current leadership of Blue Awakening (previously the youth wing of EKRE) decided in July 2024 to join ERK.

[18] Blue Awakening has been described as ethnofuturist,[19] and its founder and a major proponent of ethnofuturism, Ruuben Kaalep,[3] is currently a member of the party's leadership.

ERK views forests as "a resource for the entire nation-state", considering it important "to further protect natural sanctuaries and complete their mapping".

The party claims that freedom of religion, opinion, thought, speech and press "are rights that arise from human nature itself and should not be restricted".

The party's foreign policy outlook aligns with isolationist views and pushes for closer cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries.