2021-01-25 18:35:29 GMT2021-01-26 02:35:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TALLINN, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) Estonian Reform Party Chairwoman Kaja Kallas, 43, was confirmed by the Riigikogu (parliament) on Monday as the country s new prime minister and was also authorized to form a coalition with the Center Party. The vote was 70 in favor in the 101-seat parliament.
Addressing the deputies before the vote, Kallas said that the new government will strive to ensure better life for Estonians, and to steer the country in a bold, open and wise manner.
She emphasized the new government s determination to address the coronavirus pandemic and the associated health crisis, to make the industry greener, and to invest in the country s digital transformation.