However, after his party won 32 out of the 63 seats on the Tallinn City Council, he backtracked, saying he first wanted to consult with the prime minister. However, official endorsement of the results has been delayed due to a complaint from Igor Grazin, member of the Reformist faction, filed with the central electoral committee (see story on Page 1). If the central electoral committee refuses to satisfy Grazin’s complaint, he may file an appeal to the Supreme Court, which will effectively postpone a final endorsement of the results. In the meantime, parties put together coalition agreements throughout the country. In Tartu, the country’s second largest city, the Reform Party and the Center Party signed an agreement in accordance to which the Reformists will get the post of mayor and the latter of deputy mayor. Tartu Mayor Laine Janes tol…
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ESTONIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lies Finland in the north and Sweden in the west.
Estonia covers around 45 thousands square kilometers. The Estonians are part of Finnic people. The only official language in Estonia is Estonian, which has too much in common with Finnish language. Estonia as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 15 regions. The largest city and the capital as well is Tallinn. Estonia is one of the least-populous countries of the European Union - its population is less than 1.5 million. Various international ogranizations highly ranked Estonia regarding press, democracy and political freedom.
