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The two parties each have seven ministers in the Cabinet in addition to Kallas serving as prime minister. The government controls a comfortable majority in the seat Riigikogu. Estonia, a nation of 1. But the Estonian National Museum director secured the votes of 72 members of the seat Riigikogu on Tuesday after a second vote.

Eight lawmakers voted blank and the rest abstained or were absent. Kaljulaid was unable to seek another five-year term in office because she failed to obtain a minimum of 21 lawmakers to propose her as a candidate.

Should lawmakers reject Karis on Monday, another two voting rounds are scheduled for Tuesday. If that fails, the election will be transferred to a special member electoral college who would vote on a new head of state in September. This article is more than 2 months old. Estonia's first female PM sworn in as new government takes power.

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