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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 Center Party reelected incumbent Jüri Ratas as party chairman at the 19th party congress held in Tartu on Saturday, defeating challenger and Tartu chapter chair Jaan Toots 470 votes to 201.
Entrepreneur Jaan Toots, who wants to become the Center Party's next leader, says that the party's goals must be made very clear. Olev Raju, a senior Center member, said that he supports Toots' candidacy in light of numerous instances of slipshod management within the party.
Noting the high cost of retrofitting, the Chancellor of Justice found that the Estonian state and its local governments should help support the addition of elevators to walk-up apartment buildings. Mustamäe City District Elder Lauri Laats (Center), however, recommends elderly people move to local nursing homes already equipped with elevators.
Representatives of the Center Party's coalition partner in Tallinn, the Social Democratic Party (SDE), will be appointed to the supervisory boards of municipal companies and foundations.