Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas overwhelmingly wins Baltic country’s general election

Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas overwhelmingly wins Baltic country’s general election

• In Estonia, Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas overwhelmingly won the Baltic country’s general election.
• Preliminary returns from a completed ballot count showed the Reform Party, the senior partner in the outgoing three-party coalition government, received 31.2 per cent of the vote - the biggest share in election held on Sunday that focused on national security and the economy. That translates into 37 seats at Estonia's 101-seat Parliament, or Riigikogu, an increase of three seats from the 2019 election.
• Ms Kallas, Prime Minister since 2021, faced a challenge from the EKRE party, which seeks to limit the Baltic nation’s exposure to Russia-Ukraine conflict, and blames the current government for Estonia’s high inflation rate.
• The biggest surprise of the election was the emergence of Eesti 200, a small party, which won 14 seats and 13.3 percent of the vote share.

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Published date : 09 Mar 2023 05:55PM