Estonian president withdraws her bid for position of OECD secgen 2021-01-26 BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN - President Kersti Kaljulaid, proposed as the Estonian candidate for the position of the secretary general of the OECD by the Estonian Foreign Ministry in October, announced today that she withdraws her bid for the position. OECD is a consensual organization and the main aim was to choose for the next secretary general the candidate who has the widest support. Consultations with different OECD member states have led to the conclusion that for several countries me taking the position after the end of my term as president of Estonia would not be the best solution in these turbulent times. Therefore, I will withdraw my candidacy, Kaljulaid was quoted by the office of the president as saying.
Estonia’s new two-party coalition government has been sworn in with the first female prime minister since the Baltic nation regained independence in 1991.
The 15-member cabinet of prime minister Kaja Kallas a 43-year-old lawyer and a former European Parliament legislator was approved on Tuesday in the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature, after President Kersti Kaljulaid had first appointed it.
The centre-right Reform Party, chaired by Ms Kallas, and the left-leaning Centre Party, which are Estonia’s two biggest political parties, clinched a deal on Sunday to form a government replacing the previous cabinet led by Centre leader Juri Ratas which collapsed this month due to a corruption scandal.
Estonia’s new two-party coalition government has been sworn in with the first female prime minister since the Baltic nation regained independence in 1991.
The 15-member cabinet of prime minister Kaja Kallas a 43-year-old lawyer and a former European Parliament legislator was approved on Tuesday in the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature, after President Kersti Kaljulaid had first appointed it.
The centre-right Reform Party, chaired by Ms Kallas, and the left-leaning Centre Party, which are Estonia’s two biggest political parties, clinched a deal on Sunday to form a government replacing the previous cabinet led by Centre leader Juri Ratas which collapsed this month due to a corruption scandal.
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Estonia’s new two-party coalition government has been sworn in with the first-ever female prime minister since the nation regained independence in 1991.
The 15-member cabinet of prime minister Kaja Kallas, a 43-year-old lawyer, and a former European parliament lawmaker was approved Tuesday, 26 January, in the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature after President Kersti Kaljulaid had first appointed it.
Six ministers are women and eight are in their 30s or 40s, including Kallas.
The centre-right Reform Party, chaired by Kallas, and the left-leaning Center Party, which are Estonia’s two biggest political parties, reportedly clinched a deal on Sunday,24 January, to form a government replacing the previous cabinet led by center leader Juri Ratas that collapsed this month due to a corruption scandal.