Kaja Kallas, the prime minister, crushed her Eurosceptic populist opponents
members’ resistance to Russian aggression. She began sounding the alarm over the looming invasion of Ukraine in late 2021, when many European leaders doubted it would happen. She has since made tiny Estonia the, and her proposal for a joint European ammunition fund has been picked up by theYet that moniker sits oddly on Ms Kallas, an informal and self-deprecating politician who often says the worst advice she ever got was to act more like a man.
Ms Kallas’s win was a triumph for Estonian liberalism. In the early 2000s, Reform Party governments gave the country a reputation for transparent, technocratic governance. But in recent years the party has faced competition from the populist party, Estonia’s edition of Europe’s ubiquitous eurosceptic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, covid- and climate-denialist outfits. One poll on the eve of the election showedin first place. That threat seems to have motivated Reform’s supporters: in all, a record 615,009 votes were cast, a turnout of 63.5%. In the endgot just 16% and 17 seats in parliament, two fewer than in the previous election in 2019.
In a post-election interview, Ms Kallas said that she aims to form a government that will last a full four-year term, something only no other Estonian government has managed since the Soviet occupation ended in 1991. That suggests that although Reform could mathematically govern with just200 or the Centre Party, she will seek a broader coalition. Whatever arrangement she chooses, she is now the dominant figure in Estonian politics.
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