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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Estonia’s Kaja Kallas weighs up coalition options after historic election win

Kaja Kallas reacts after election results were announced
Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas (centre), reacts after election results were announced. Photograph: Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images

Estonia’s popular centre-right prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has begun weighing options for a new governing coalition after a sweeping election victory in which she received more personal votes than any politician in the country’s history.

The centre-right leader, one of Europe’s strongest pro-Kyiv voices, said on Monday she felt “humble and grateful” for a result that showed Estonians “overwhelmingly value liberal values, security founded on EU and Nato, and firm support to Ukraine”.

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