Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas on Wednesday submitted his resignation to the President Kersti Kaljulaid."Today, I made a decision to resign as Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia in the current situation," Ratas said in a .
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On Wednesday, January 13, Estonia s Prime Minister Jüri Ratas resigned from his position, triggering the resignation of the whole government. ERR News outlines what will happen next.
At the moment, this article is a summary of ERR and ERR News coverage on January 12 and 13. Update :
A progress report and additional media coverage from January 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 25 and 26 have been added to the bottom of the article. Postimees English coverage has been added.
This article will no longer be updated.
What happened?
At around 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Center) announced he would resign from the post of prime minister of Estonia after corruption allegations related to a â¬39-million loan to the Porto Franco real estate development in Tallinn were made public the day before.
ERR News looks back at 2020 which was, if nothing else, an eventful year.
As no one needs reminding, 2020 was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and its knock-on effects on everyday life and the economy, several EKRE-led scandals and the upcoming marriage referendum.
But other, more positive events also occurred, such as Estonia taking up its first non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
The ERR News team has looked back over the top stories of 2020.
January
The year started with Estonia formally commencing its two-year stint as a non-permanent member on the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Estonia had been awarded the post in June the previous year, and joined Niger, Tunisia, Vietnam and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as non-permanent members for 2020-2021.
Chairmen of the Riigikogu s parliamentary parties held a heated debate over the coronavirus restrictions on ETV s Esimene stuudio show on Wednesday (December 16).
The prime minister and chairman of the Center Party Jüri Ratas said that when establishing restrictions, the government is looking for balance in restricting the spread of the virus and the effect on economy and employment. He added that decisions are not made based on how popular they will be.
Ratas said that, regarding hospitals, discussions about closing scheduled treatment will soon have to be made as the number of coronavirus patients has increased.
Chairwoman of the opposition Reform Party Kaja Kallas said the party is expecting a plan about how to fight the coronavirus from the government.