The Estonian government is cracking on the seams after the sharp statements of the Minister of Finance, the leader of the party Ekre Martin Helma to the parliamentary elections in Lithuania. Speeches Helm in unusual tough expressions condemned not only the president of Canceli Calulide, but also the Prime Minister Ratas.
The scandal broke out after Sunday Martin Helm and his father and deputy in Ekre Mart Helm in Radio pointed in Lithuania, "the election scheme" was operating in Lithuania: that is, a narrow group of civil servants has this power in Lithuania, and not Democratically selected politicians. According to Helm, such a scheme successfully acted not only in Lithuania, but also in Romania.
Responsibility and doping
The president of the country and the long-standing opponent of Ekre's leaders Cheresti Calulide described this performance as the "tanking of our minister".
"The word in Estonia is free," she wrote. - However, the next insults of the Minister of Finance addresses our closest allies and partners that the role of the Estonian government and responsibility is still understandable not to all our government members. "
"The expensive government of the Republic of Estonia: will soon be two years old, as the Estonian people are forced to observe how you do yourself and by the same crises, I added Caludide. - Please turn you, finally face the people, listen and understand it. "
The leader of the Government of Yogre Ratas also commented on the words of its coalition partners unexpectedly sharply, advising his ministers to such speeches on the radio to undergo doping. He also believes that it is "good to put in front of the participants and the globe."
"I think about what Ekre leaders actually want to achieve," Ratas questioned. - Maybe you want to break joint agreements of the three parties [government coalition], which we entered the coalition contract? There are many right and good principles that we considered important in our work. "
Old insults
The current exacerbation of relations in the ruling coalition of Estonia occurred only two months after the statements of the Father and Son Helme addressed to the United States led to a loud scandal. Then March Helm, who at that time was the Deputy Prime Minister and the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, called the elected US President Joe Bayiden and his son Hunter - "corrupt types", after which it was forced to resign.
The current scandal occurred in a situation where there were serious disagreements within the ruling coalition because of the EKRE plans to hold a referendum on marriage as a union exclusively between a man and a woman. The sharp statements of the premiere are fully capable of resigning Martina Helm. This will mean the collapse of the ruling coalition and the government.