New coalition ready to lead Estonia
Apr 04, 2007
By Joel Alas

TOAST OF TOOMPEA: Party leaders (left to right) Ivari Padar, Andrus Ansip and Mart Laar finally nailed down a coalition deal.
TALLINN - Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip made history on April 4 when he became the first leader to survive an election as Parliament officially voted him back into office.
A coalition agreement saw Ansip's Reform Party join with IRL and the Social Democrats, forming an economically-liberal, politically-conservative government balanced by a soft left minority.The Estonian Greens, who fell out of coalition talks, predicted an early end for the government because of Reform's dominating styl ...
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