Siim Kiisler, who was thrown out of the Isamaa party in March, will join the Riigikogu as the alternate member of incoming foreign minister Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa). Kiisler says his goal is to represent the interests of the Parempoolsed (Right-wingers) group looking to register as a political party.
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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?