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In the September 2023 Center Party leadership elections, members chose Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart over former Health Minister Tanel Kiik as party chair.
The Riigikogu's defense committee has unanimously decided to extend the term of Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander Lieutenant General Martin Herem for an additional two years. While Herem was to stay in the position to December 2023 in any case, the changed security situation has prompted the extension, in the interests of stability.
Former Minister of Culture Tiit Terik (Center) has been nominated Tallinn City Council Deputy Chair, to replace Kalle Klandorf, who announced last week he was stepping down from the post.
Former interior minister Kristian Jaani says he is leaving politics and is quitting the Center Party, in order to pursue a continuation of his career in internal security.
Estonian public broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) is one of the most underfunded organizations of its kind in Europe, the broadcaster's board chair Erik Roose says. At the same time, cultural funding as a whole needs boosting in Estonia, while some mistruths put about by some of the private sector media leaders need dispelling, Roose says.