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The tiny Baltic republic of Estonia is breaking new ground in digital democracy. This week, the country nicknamed “e-Stonia” because of its tech-savvy population became the first country in the world to hold an election allowing voters nationwide to cast ballots over the Internet.

Less than 10,000 people, or 1 percent of registered voters, participated online in elections for mayors and city councils across the country, but officials hailed the experiment held Monday to Wednesday as a success.

“Everything has gone smoothly,” said Tarvi Martens, a spokesman for the National Electoral Committee.

Source: MSNBC.