 He was replaced by Otto Strandman, Piip, Juhan Kukk, Theodor Pool and Seljamaa.The two parties formally merged in 1919, and won a quarter of the seats in the 1919 Constituent Assembly elections, with Strandman heading the government formed on 8 May 1919.The party went on to win the 1920 parliamentary elections with 22 of the 100 seats in the Riigikogu.