Two and half years ago Liberal Citizen Foundation (Salk) was established. Already back then one of their goals was to influence the Estonian parliament elections of 2023, so that liberal forces would get majority. And they succeeded. Eesti Ekspress talked to more than 50 people about what Salk has done and how they have affected Estonian policy.
The Reform Party has added its support to Isamaa MPs' bill that aims to take away the local elections voting right of third country citizens but wants to limit its effect to Russian and Belarusian citizens. The party is willing to amend the Constitution if necessary.
Leading opposition politicians have been criticizing the current situation and a minority government under Kaja Kallas and the Reform Party, since Kallas dismissed the seven Center Party ministers from her cabinet last Friday, but at the same time are cautious about issuing a vote of no-confidence in Kallas as premier, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Tuesday.
The junior coalition partner Center Party and its seven ministers were dismissed from the government by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) on Friday after weeks of political deadlock. Reform will now start negotiations with Isamaa and SDE.
While the Riigikogu only just voted on bills attached to a confidence clause, the government on Thursday decided to tie another two bills headed for their second readings to trust in itself.