Former justice minister rejects coalition's proposal to run

Former justice minister rejects coalition's proposal to run for president


Former Minister of Justice Jüri Raidla has rejected a proposal by the coalition parties to run for president of Estonia.
Raidla said on Monday evening that he would not be putting himself forward as a candidate. "I simply deem my preparedness in some fields insufficient for performing presidential duties," he said.
"I indeed received a joint proposal from [leaders of the coalition parties] Kaja Kallas and Jüri Ratas two weeks ago to weigh running for president. This is true," Raidla said.
Raidla cited insufficient competence in foreign policy affairs as the reason why he had decided not to stand for election. He added that while he could learn about the subject after he had been elected, this did not seem enough.

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