The Reform Party is playing a delicate game in the run-up to this autumn's presidential elections, in an effort to avoid a repeat performance of fall 2016, when the party found itself excluded from office shortly after Kersti Kaljulaid becoming head of state, panelists on Vikerraadio politics show 'Rahva teenrid' found Saturday afternoon.
Thirty-three MPs, just under a third of the Riigikogu, have pledged to vote in favor of a bill aimed at banning fur farms in Estonia. MPs from most of the parties represented have said they will support the legislation change, which will be put before the chamber for its third and final reading next week.
Annaliisa Post, spokesperson for animal rights group Loomus, said: We are pleased that the members of the Social Democratic Party (SDE), the Reform Party, the Conservative People s Party of Estonia (EKRE) and the Center Party have already promised to vote in favor of the bill. This proves that the issue is important for all parties and that it is time to finally ban fur farms.
Riigikogu speaker Jüri Ratas (Center) appeared on ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) Friday night, denying he had misused public funds during his time as prime minister.
On Monday and Tuesday, social media was awash with messages of support for Estonia s first female prime minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and her (almost) gender-balanced government. ERR s Estonian portal compared the number of men and women in previous coalitions.
Kallas government, which was sworn in on Tuesday, has seven female ministers and eight male ministers, meaning women make up 46.67 percent of ministerial roles in government - the highest proportion for a government in independent Estonia s history.
In Kallas new coalition, women hold the positions of prime minister, justice, foreign, culture, education, social protection and finance ministers.
But how do previous governments compare?
Millions of people in the world and here in Estonia have shed tears of joy because Donald Trump is gone and the Conservative People s Party of Estonia (EKRE) is also gone. Let us all jump for joy as the winter has passed and spring come. But has it, Kaupo Meiel asks.
A lot of people who are more or less interested in politics were understandably relieved when the United States of America got what they see as a much better president than before. Both actual and imaginary champagne bottles were uncorked also when Prime Minister Jüri Ratas resigned and the [Center-EKRE-Isamaa] government fell apart in Estonia.