Forty-two Riigikogu MPs initiated a promised vote of no-confidence in Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Riina Sikkut (SDE), following a vessel bringing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) heading for Finland, rather than Estonia, ahead of the coming winter.
Support for EKRE spiked in October, bringing the national conservatives almost on par with the ruling Reform Party. Meanwhile, the rating of the opposition Center Party continued to fall and is now on the same level as the non-parliamentary Eesti 200's, the recent Turu-uuringute AS poll reveals.
Pärnu City Council has a new chair after a vote of no-confidence in Andrei Korobeinki (Center) saw him ousted from the post and replaced by Andres Metsoja (Isamaa) Friday.
Center Party MPs have tabled a motion of no-confidence in Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Riina Sikkut (SDE), claiming that she did not sufficiently stand up for the interests of the Estonian state in relation to a Floating Regassification Storage Unit (FRSU) vessel which is sailing to Finland rather than Estonia and will supply both countries with their Liqueified Natural Gas (LNG) needs over winter.
Most of the political parties represented at the Riigikogu have reported their third quarter 2022 (Q3 2022) financials to the Political Parties Financing Surveillance Committee (ERJK).