Estonia: President appoints new coalition government into office

Estonian President Alar Karis has appointed into office a new coalition government headed by Kristen Michal of the Estonian Reform Party, ERR reports. Earlier, the government was overwhelmingly approved by the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu. The coalition consists of the same three parties as the previous government of Kaja Kallas: Reform, the Social Democratic Party (SDE), and Estonia 200 (E200). The government will have 14 ministers, ERR reports. Reform will hold the posts of prime minister and ministers of defence, finance, economy, climate, social affairs, and culture. SDE will hold the interior, health, regional affairs, and infrastructure portfolios, and E200’s ministers will be in charge of foreign affairs, education, and justice.