We
do not pay too much attention to politics in Estonia. The received wisdom, in Brussels
and in the Western part of the EU, is that the country is doing well and springs
as an example of e-government and the connected society.
But
these days, there are some less tranquilising news coming from Tallinn. The
Prime Minister’s Centre Party, a member of the centre-right European family,
has now decided, against all pledges, to establish a governing alliance with
the extremists on the far-right and offer them five Cabinet positions.
EKRE,
that’s the name of the extremist party, is not good political company. Some of
its banners are inspired by white supremacist ideas and old-time national-socialist
nightmares.
Estonia
is following the same path Austria has already taken. And others. That is
certainly not an encouraging development for the rest of the EU. It shows the populists keep gaining access to power in different corners of the Union. European leaders
cannot remain silent when these types of coalitions are put in place.
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