Opposition deputies in Kohtla-Järve have started coalition negotiations in the wake of a corruption scandal which engulfed the majority of leading city government figures and coalition councilors in the eastern Estonian city. So far, the potential new coalition has 10 people assembled out of a required 13, while the opposition has tabled no fewer than six motions of no-confidence.
Six more people have been declared suspects in a Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) investigation into a corruption scandal which has engulfed the city government and council in the eastern Estonian town of Kohtla-Järve.
Mayor of the Ida-Viru County town of Kohtla-Järve, Toomas Nael (Ühtne Jõhvi electoral list), is seeking the resignation of two deputy mayors embroiled in a corruption scandal which came to light in the city and its environs last week.