Government of Estonia from 2023
The third cabinet of Kaja Kallas is the current cabinet of Estonia . The cabinet was sworn into office on 17 April 2023 following the 2023 parliamentary election .[1]
Background
In the aftermath of the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election , the Reform Party increased their number of seats, and incumbent prime minister Kaja Kallas opted to open coalition negotiations with Estonia 200 and the Social Democrats on 7 March 2023.[2] [3] The decision was predicted by observers, who saw the possibility of a Reform–Estonia 200–SDE coalition as the most likely outcome of the election.[4] [5] [6]
On 7 April, Lauri Läänemets , the leader of SDE, confirmed that the three parties had come to an agreement, and Kallas revealed the composition of her incoming cabinet the following day.[7] [8] [9] [10] On 10 April, the coalition agreement was signed between the three party leaders, and Kallas later became prime minister-designate following the approval of the coalition government by the Riigikogu on 12 April.[11] [12] [13] [14] Kallas and her third cabinet were sworn into office on 17 April.[1]
Ministers
The ministers of the cabinet were revealed by Kallas on 8 April 2023. The cabinet consists of 13 ministers, seven from the Reform Party (including the prime minister) and three each from Estonia 200 and the Social Democrats .[9]
References
^ a b ERR (2023-04-17). "Reformierakonna, Eesti 200 ja Sotsiaaldemokraatide valitsus astus ametisse" . ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-04-17 .
^ "Valimised 2023" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023 .
^ "Kaja Kallas: Reform inviting Eesti 200, Social Democrats to coalition talks" . Err . 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^ Duxbury, Charlie (5 March 2023). "Estonia's incumbent leader Kaja Kallas on course for election win" . Politico . Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023 .
^ "Estonian PM's party beats far right by wide margin to win general election" . France 24 . 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023 .
^ "Live blog: 2023 Riigikogu elections" . Err . 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023 .
^ Leas, Reene (2023-04-07). "SDE leader: Coalition agreement ready, includes tax changes" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . Retrieved 2023-04-07 .
^ "Gallery: New Reform-Eesti 200-SDE coalition ministers announced" . ERR . 8 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023 .
^ a b "Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08 .
^ "Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08 .
^ "New coalition aims to sign agreement on April 10" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-08 .
^ Ots, Mait (2023-03-28). "New government to take office likely in the second half of April" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . Retrieved 2023-04-08 .
^ "Reform, Eesti 200 and SDE sign coalition agreement" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Tanner, Jari; Manenkov, Kostya (2023-04-08). "Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal" . Associated Press . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
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