Estonian parliament grants mandate to new government coalition

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Estonian parliament grants mandate to new government coalition

STORY: Estonian parliament grants mandate to new government coalition DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Tallinn CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Reform Party Chairwoman Kaja Kallas 2. various of Estonian parliament voting process STORYLINE: The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) on Friday granted a mandate to the new government coalition of the Reform Party, Isamaa Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDE). At an extraordinary parliamentary session, Reform Party Chairwoman Kaja Kallas made a political statement introducing the new coalition agreement jointly signed by the leaders of all three parties earlier on Friday: Kallas, Isamaa party's Helir-Valdor Seeder and SDE's Lauri Laanemets. The vote was 52 in favor and 26 against in the 101-seat parliament to grant Prime ministerial candidate Kaja Kallas a mandate to form the next government, said the press release. On Thursday, Kallas submitted her resignation as prime minister and that of the entire government to E

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