TALLINNRight-wing newcomer Res Publica and the center-left Center Party, bitter political rivals, were the top two vote-getters in Estonia's parliamentary elections March 2. Each picked up 28 seats in the 101-seat Riigikogu (Estonia's parliament) legislature, setting the stage for a confusing, possibly drawn-out process of coalition building.Prime Minister Siim Kallas' Reform Party will be the key link in forming the future ruling coalition because of the party's well-known political flexibility, observers said.The Center Party, led by populist Edgar Savisaar, garnered 25.4 percent of the v...
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