The board of the Reform Party decided at a meeting Tuesday morning to accept a proposal of the junior government partner Social Democratic Party (SDE) for the two parties to adopt SDE's Eiki Nestor as their joint candidate in the first voting round of the presidential election in parliament and Reform's Siim Kallas in the second and third round.
Recent days' tensions in the coalition have raised the question of extraordinary elections. Political analyst Martin Mölder believes they would not benefit political parties at this time.
Decisions like merging healthcare institutions such as the State Agency of Medicines and the Health Board and closing down the National Institute for Health Development (TAI) should not be rushed. Right now, solutions were suggested first and objectives formulated after the fact, healthcare expert Maris Jesse said in an appearance on ERR's "Otse uudistemajast" on Wednesday.
Veteran politician Marju Lauristin has announced that she has stepped down from the board of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDE), which she co-founded, citing health issues. Lauristin is a former MP, a former government minister, and, most recently, a former MEP, while her political career stretches back more than 40 years.