Estonia’s Parliament approves PM Kaja Kallas’ 3rd Cabinet
1 year, 8 months ago

Estonia’s Parliament approves PM Kaja Kallas’ 3rd Cabinet

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Estonia’s Parliament on Wednesday gave the green light to a new coalition to form a government, led by the center-right Reform Party of Kaja Kallas. Lawmakers in the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature voted 59-38 to accept the proposed three-party Cabinet, made up of the Reform Party, the centrist Estonia 200 party and the Social Democratic Party. After weeks of intense talks, the three parties clinched a deal over the weekend to form a liberal-oriented coalition government to be led by prime minister-designate Kallas. In its program for government, the coalition pledged — among other things — to improve Estonia’s worsening government finances by raising taxes; to increase defense expenditure to 3% of GDP; to reform climate and energy policies; and to advocate policies to allow same-sex marriage in the former Soviet republic.

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Estonia’s new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances
5 months ago

Estonia’s new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Estonia’s president formally appointed the Baltic country’s new government on Monday after lawmakers gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition Cabinet. Addressing the new Cabinet, which is to be sworn in Tuesday, President Alar Karis said the government’s comfortable majority in the 101-seat Riigikogu, or Parliament, brings along “special responsibility.” Under a revised government …

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU’s top diplomat
5 months, 1 week ago

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU’s top diplomat

LA Times  

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas speaks to the media at the NATO summit last week in Washington. Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country to become the foreign policy chief of the European Union later this year. The prime minister’s move automatically triggered the resignation of Kallas’ three-party coalition Cabinet, made up …

Estonia’s ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country’s top job
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Estonia’s ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country’s top job

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Estonia’s ruling center-right Reform Party has chosen Saturday Climate Minister Kristen Michal to replace outgoing leader Kaja Kallas as prime minister of the Baltic country. Kallas, Estonia’s first female prime minister since January 2021, currently heads a three-party coalition government. The climate minister is a seasoned politician who has been active among the ranks of the Reform Party, …

Estonia’s Kallas is reelected to lead party despite a scandal over husband’s Russia business ties
1 year, 1 month ago

Estonia’s Kallas is reelected to lead party despite a scandal over husband’s Russia business ties

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Estonia’s ruling Reform Party reelected Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as its chairperson Saturday and confirmed her staying on as the Baltic nation’s leader amid widespread calls by opposition and voters for her to resign over a scandal involving her husband’s business dealings in Russia. The 46-year-old lawyer has been the leader of the Reform Party, Estonia’s largest …

Estonia PM’s party clinches new coalition government deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Estonia PM’s party clinches new coalition government deal

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Saturday that her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government, five weeks after a general election in the Baltic country. The party councils of Kallas’ pro-business Reform Party, which overwhelmingly won Estonia’s March 5 parliamentary election with 31.2% of the vote, the …

Estonia’s Reform Party starts coalition government talks
1 year, 9 months ago

Estonia’s Reform Party starts coalition government talks

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Estonia’s center-right Reform Party started talks with two smaller parties Wednesday about forming a new liberal-minded coalition government. Kallas hosted a meeting of delegates from the Reform Party, the centrist Estonia 200 party and the left-leaning Social Democratic Party at Stenbock House, where the Estonian prime minister’s office is located in the capital, Tallinn. “The Reform Party’s priorities …

Estonia’s pro-Ukraine prime minister Kallas wins reelection
1 year, 9 months ago

Estonia’s pro-Ukraine prime minister Kallas wins reelection

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, overwhelmingly won the Baltic country’s general election, while a far-right populist challenger lost seats in a vote that focused on national security and the economy. Preliminary returns from a completed ballot count showed the Reform Party, the senior partner in …

Estonian leader Kaja Kallas asked to form new government
2 years, 5 months ago

Estonian leader Kaja Kallas asked to form new government

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Estonia’s president on Thursday asked Prime Minister Kaja Kallas to form a new government after she tendered the resignation of her one-party minority Cabinet, ending a more than month-long political stalemate in the Baltic nation. President Alar Karis said in a tweet after meeting with Kallas that “I signed the resignation request of Prime Minister @kajakallas but also …

‘Govt Still Standing’: Estonia PM Kallas Fires 7 Ministers From Coalition Claiming Threat To National Security
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Govt Still Standing’: Estonia PM Kallas Fires 7 Ministers From Coalition Claiming Threat To National Security

News 18  

Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas on Saturday said that her government is still in power despite the collapse of the coalition. Minority government but still,” Kaja Kallas tweeted in response to an article by the Financial Times which reported that the prime minister on Friday urged the president, Alar Karis, to dismiss the minister. Kallas accused the Centre Party of …

Estonia Becomes Only Country to Currently Have Both a Female Prime Minister and President
3 years, 10 months ago

Estonia Becomes Only Country to Currently Have Both a Female Prime Minister and President

News 18  

The future is female, at least in Estonia. A new two-party coalition government was sworn in Tuesday in Estonia, led by the first woman prime minister since the Baltic nation regained independence in 1991. The 15-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas took office after lawmakers in Estonia’s parliament approved the government appointed by President Kersti Kaljulaid. The center-right Reform …

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