The change in government means at least five MP seats at the Riigikogu will change hands.
Since the coalition discussions ahead of forming a new administration involve only Reform and the Center Party, the Conservative People s Party of Estonia (EKRE) and Isamaa ministers will no longer be in office. This affects two Isamaa MPs and two from EKRE, the fifth MP being Center s, since outgoing prime minister Jüri Ratas is to return to the Riigikogu.
Those who were elected to the Riigikogu in March 2019 will retake their seats, those who were not, will not.
Government ministers do not sit in the Riigikogu, meaning if they win a seat at the elections and then get appointed to a ministerial post, they have to vacate their seats and the next candidate on that party s electoral list who did not win a seat, takes their place.
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Wednesday saw the first meeting of the Riigikogu MS Estonia shipwreck support group that hosted State Secretary Taimar Peterkop and head of the former investigative committee Margus Kurm. Peterkop told members of the committee of recent developments and differences in legislation of the countries involved.
The meeting concentrated on cooperation between Estonia, Finland and Sweden and the fact that laws of the latter two make diving to the wreck impossible.
Peterkop told ERR after the meeting that there are no legal hurdles in Estonia. We have carried out an expert analysis in terms of the state s and technical capacity, scientific and private sector means. So we would have a clear picture once things get underway, the state secretary added.