Ülle Madise has now essentially declared herself a presidential candidate because she is bargaining with the Riigikogu to secure cross-party support. She does not have that support, because at the very least our party does not support her election,
Commenting on Ülle Madise's potential presidential candidacy.
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Support for the coalition parties has for some time been languishing at around a dozen percent, which is unprecedented in Estonia's history and abnormal in a democratic system.
The chancellor of justice is playing a game in which she acts as though she is not a candidate, thereby avoiding the debate and heightened media and public scrutiny that should be a matter of course for someone seeking high office.
The state is about more than just a balanced budget. One issue is the birth rate. If we cannot increase the number of births, then everything else we do, including pursuing a balanced budget, is pointless.
Natural population growth is therefore critically important, and that means family and population policy.
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