Events of

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Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Kersti Kaljulaid *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Jüri Ratas Jüri Ratas (; born 2 July 1978) is an Estonian politician who was the 18th prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021. He has been Leader of the Centre Party since 2016, and was the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007. Jüri Ratas' first cab ...

Politics

*21–27 February – Advance voting for the

parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. * 3 March – Election day for the

Parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. 63.7% of the population turned out to the polls (–0.5%). Reform (28.9%, +1.2) and

Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

(23.1%, –1.7) are stable,

EKRE The Conservative People's Party of Estonia ( et, Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond, EKRE) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Estonia. It is currently led by Martin Helme. It was founded in March 2012, with the m ...

surges (17.8%, +9.7%), Pro Patria decreases (11.4%, –2.3), and the

Social-Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote s ...

fall (9.8%, –5.4), down to fifth place. The new party E200 falls short of the

electoral threshold The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...

(4.4%). *

Government formation Government formation is the process in a parliamentary system of selecting a prime minister and cabinet members. If no party controls a majority of seats, it can also involve deciding which parties will be part of a coalition government. It usuall ...

: ** 6–8 March: Talks between Reform and Center, quickly aborted. ** 8 March: the Reform party approaches SDE and Pro Patria (to build a coalition similar to

Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia, in office from 9 April 2015 to 23 November 2016. It is a coalition cabinet of liberal centre-right Estonian Reform Party, Social Democratic Party and conservative Pro Patria and Res P ...

, which fell in a no-confidence vote) ** 11 March: Start of coalition talks between Centre Party, EKRE and Pro Patria. The inclusion of

, is the major topic. ** 16 March: Following pressing demands, Jüri Ratas clarifies that EKRE's inclusion will not challenge Estonia's NATO and EU memberships. ** 6 April: Coalition negotiations end in an agreement. ** 15 April: Kaja Kallas, tasked by President Kersti Kaljulaid, tries to form the government. She fails in a 45–53–2–1 vote. ** 16 April: President Kersti Kaljulaid tasks Jüri Ratas to form the next government ** 17 April: The coalition agreement is approved by a 55–44 vote. ** 29 April:

Jüri Ratas' second cabinet Jüri Ratas' second cabinet was the 50th cabinet of Estonia, in office from 29 April 2019 to 14 January 2021. It was a centre-right coalition cabinet of the Centre Party, right-wing populist Conservative People's Party (EKRE) and conservative ...

is sworn in. *18 April – President Kersti Kaljulaid meets with

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

of Russia in Moscow, after the inauguration of the newly restored

Embassy of Estonia in Moscow Embassy of Estonia in Moscow (russian: Посольство Эстонии в Москве, et, Eesti Suursaatkond Moskvas) is the chief diplomatic mission of Estonia in the Russian Federation. It is located at 5 Maly Kislovsky Lane (russian: М ...

. It marks the first meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2011. Estonia wishes to secure Russia's absence of veto for the nearing

2019 United Nations Security Council election The 2019 United Nations Security Council election was held on 7 June during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN S ...

Society

* Obesity rates continues to rise in Estonia. "Our increase in overweight and obesity began later than in many other European countries, but we have caught up to them quickly," explained Haidi Kanamäe, head of nutrition and exercise at the National Institute for Health Development (TAI)."

Culture

* February 22: Tanel Toom's film 'Truth and Justice' (Estonian: Tõde ja Õigus) is released, and sets a box office record for opening weekend attendance with a total cinema audience of over 50,000. * May 14–19; Estonia participated in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2019 The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...

with

Victor Crone Victor Fritz-Crone (born 31 January 1992), also known as Victor Crone, is a Swedish singer, guitarist and songwriter. He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv with the song "Storm". Biography Victor Crone was born ...

performed with the song "Storm" and finished 20th in the final. * 29 September: The archaeological remains of 100 Viking swords were discovered in North Estonia, the largest collection of such artefacts to date.

Sport

* February: A doping scandal erupts at the FIS Nordic World Skiing Championship in Austria, leading to the arrests of Estonian skiers Karel Tammjärv, Andreas Veerpalu and Algo Kärp, as well as two members of coaching staff.

Deaths

May 21 Events Pre-1600 * 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. * 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabid ...

Jüri Aarma Jüri Aarma (30 May 1951 Kirov Oblast – 21 May 2019 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor, musician and cultural journalist. From 1970 to 1977, he studied at the Department of the Performing Arts of the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian A ...

actor (b. 1951)

References

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