In Estonia, the liberal Reform Party and the social-liberal Centre Party have agreed to form a new government. Under leadership of Reform Party’s Kaja Kallas, the upcoming ministers will be sworn in on Tuesday, January 26, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reports.
An outbreak of Covid-19 among Estonian MPs of the Isamaa faction will not prevent the swearing-in ceremony from taking place, head of the Public Relations Department at the Riigikogu Urmas Seaver has said.
Kaja Kallas’ first government will have 14 ministers in addition to the Reform Party chairman as Prime Minister, with seven politicians representing Reform Party and Centre Party.
The previous government of Centre Party, Isamaa and the Estonian Conservative People’s Party collapsed in mid-January over a scandal linked to an investigation into Centre Party’s funding and alleged corruption,
The new government is set to have 59 votes in the 101-strong Riigikogu.
