The Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas has resigned in order to become the European Union’s next foreign policy chief.
Kallas – who has led the Baltic state since 2021 – handed her resignation letter to the president but will remain in office until a new government is formed and sworn in.
“This was a very hard time,” Kallas, who was the first woman prime minister of Estonia, told Estonian public radio in an interview describing her tenure.
“I started when the Covid crisis was at its peak and I was probably the only prime minister who immediately after being sworn in went to a government meeting and started making decisions,” she added.
The outgoing premier is also expected to resign as leader of her Reform party later this summer.
The ruling coalition of Kallas’ Reform, Social Democrats and Estonia 200 are in talks to form a new government.
Reform has chosen the current climate minister Kristen Michal as their candidate for prime minister.
Estonian President Alar Karis will now hold discussions with the parties, and decide who to approach about replacing Kallas.
Estonian PM Resigns To Take Up EU Job
