Nikolay Mezhevich, Petr Oskolkov “Government crisis in Estonia: possible reasons and outcomes.” Analytical papers № 2, 2021 (№ 232)
This analytical paper is focused on the socio-economic and political context of the government change in Estonia in January 2021, as well as its structural preconditions and possible consequences for internal and external policies. The authors suggest that, along with the official reason, i.e. corruption scandal, the intent to get rid of the right-wing populist Estonian Conservative People’s Party might have been an important rationale for breaking up the old ruling coalition and making up a new one in a very short period of time. The new coalition allowed the Center Party to retain its key positions, while obtaining support from a more reliable and predictable partner, the Reform Party. This may have important consequences for the internal political consensus and foreign political strategy.
