Candidates for the chairman of Eesti 200 will be announced within the next week in advance of the general assembly in mid-October. Former President Kersti Kaljulaid, who has been linked to the party, said she has no plans to enter politics.
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) did not lose the lead in a poll of prime ministerial candidates in August, despite the heated arguments about the removal of Soviet monuments, but her popularity has dropped from 32 to 27 percent.
Non-parliamentary party Eesti 200 is set to bring a new line-up of front-runner candidates to next spring's Riigikogu elections, as well as a larger campaign budget, party leader Kristina Kallas says.
The Center Party and Eesti 200 are demanding a thorough reform of the Nord Pool electricity exchange, while the Conservative People's Party (EKRE) wants Estonia to leave the system or sell electricity at a fixed price not affected by the market.
No one explicitly calls Peep Peterson a corrupt politician, but it is "good practice" to be wary of him. Should the labor minister leave the room when it comes to discussion of working conditions or minimal wages? Or should he refrain from using the term "trade unions" and renounce trade union positions in order to "restore confidence"? None of this makes sense, says Jaak Aaviksoo.