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On Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Center) went to Kadriorg to submit his resignation to President Kersti Kaljulaid.

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 Ministe...

Finance minister and Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) leader Martin Helme said on Tuesday that his party has never received money or any other rewards, following corruption allegations made surrounding a loan to a major Tallinn real estate development. However, Helme has suspended his adviser at the ministry, Kersti Kracht, who is subject to a secret services investigation into suspected corruption. Helme said: "Both personally and as a leader of a political party, I've always had zero tolerance for corruption. Such serious accusations naturally cause great concern and dismay for...

The Public Prosecutor's Office says it suspects five people, and the coalition Center Party, of criminal involvement in the Porto Franco real estate case. Among the five people Secretary General of the Center Party Mihhail Korb, adviser to the Minister of Finance Kersti Kracht and businessman Hillar Teder. The case revolves around a €39-million loan granted by state credit agency KredEx in summer for the Porto Franco development in Tallinn, ostensibly money meant for businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic. State Prosecutor Taavi Pern said at a press conference on Tuesday the Center Part...

Mihhail Korb will resign from the position of secretary general of the Center Party, deputy Center Party chairman and member of the board Jaanus Karilaid told ERR on Tuesday evening. The move comes after corruption allegations related to the Porto Franco real estate development were announced by the Internal Security Service. Karilaid said: "We have received preliminary explanations. At the moment, he does not see his guilt, but there are procedures - interrogations, inquiries and collection of evidence. But he, yes, he claimed that he did not feel that he had done something wrong." He added ...