For the first time in the history of Estonia, a small European country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, a woman has been nominated for the post of prime minister.
Estonia is one of the least populous countries in Europe, with a population of less than 1.5 million.
Estonia has been part of the former Soviet Union, with no female prime minister since 1991.
However, for the first time, a female member of parliament has been nominated as prime minister, who will take office in the next few days.
According to Euronews, the former Estonian government resigned on January 13 after allegations of corruption, after which political parties announced a coalition to form a new government.
Kaja Klaus, a 43-year-old woman, has been elected the new prime minister following an alliance between Estonia's main political parties, the Reform and the Center Party.
Estonia's state-run news agency ERR said in a report that it had agreed to make Kaja Klaus, 43, chairman of the Reform Party, prime minister, who would take office in the next few days.
The Kaja class political party also won a landslide victory in the 2019 elections, but the other three political parties united to prevent it from forming a government.
But now that the prime minister and ministers of a political party have resigned from the cabinet over allegations of giving political benefits to a real estate company in exchange for money, the Kaja class has agreed to form a new government in alliance with the Center.
According to Euronews, although Kaja Klass has been elected Prime Minister, approval for his appointment will be sought from the Assembly, after which a summary of his appointment will be sent to the President.
The two political parties, which have a majority in the assembly, have agreed to form a new government, so the Kaja class will become prime minister, the report said.
The father of the Kaja class is also a prominent politician and has been the Prime Minister of Estonia.
Kaja Klass has also been in politics since 2012 and before 2019 she was made chairman of the Reform Party, becoming the first woman to hold the post and will now become the country's first prime minister.
