Estonia’s Prime Minister resigns
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Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas stepped down on Thursday in order to form a new government coalition.
“I will form a new government. According to the constitution, I just announced that the current government will resign,” Kallas said on Twitter.
“I’ve proposed to convene extraordinary parliament sitting on Friday, where I'll ask for a mandate for the new government coalition,” she added.
I will form a new government. According to the constitution, I just announced that the current government will resign.
I’ve proposed to convene extraordinary parliament sitting on Friday, where I'll ask for a mandate for the new government coalition.
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Kaja Kallas has served as the prime minister of Estonia since 2021. The leader of the Reform Party since 2018, she has been a Member of Parliament since 2019, and previously between 2011 and 2014.
Kallas served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2018, representing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Prior to her election to Parliament, she was an attorney specialising in European and Estonian competition law.
As prime minister, Kallas has attracted international attention as a leader in efforts to support Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, delivering more military equipment to Ukraine as a portion of GDP per capita than any other country in the world. (ILKHA)
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