Tuesday, 26 January
The President appoints the new Government to office in the morning. The Government will take an oath of office before the Riigikogu and will assume office at the plenary meeting which starts at 10:00. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will take an oral oath of office. Thereafter, the text of the oath will be signed by all members of the Government who assume office.
A broadcast of the meeting of the Riigikogu can be seen at:
https://www.riigikogu.ee/infoallikad/multimeedia/otseulekanded/#/video=1.
After taking the oath of office, a formal ceremony will be held at the White Hall of the Riigikogu. Journalists will be able to cover the ceremony on location. After the event, the Ministers, accompanied by Secretaries General, will head to the Ministries, and the Prime Minister, accompanied by the State Secretary, will head to Stenbock House.
The new Government will convene for the first time at the cabinet meeting which starts at 14:00, to discuss issues related to the spread of COVID-19. We kindly ask photographers and camera operators wishing to record the first minutes of the meeting to be present at Stenbock House by 13:45, at the latest, and to notify of their attendance in advance at [email protected].
Wednesday, 27 January
At 12:00, Question Time of the Riigikogu will be held, attended by the Prime Minister and two other Ministers.
Thursday, 28 January
At 10:00, the first session of the new Government will take place, followed by a cabinet meeting of the Government. At 12:00, there will be a press conference at the Joint Building for Ministries.
A broadcast of the press conference can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/user/ValitsuseUudised/live.
Preliminary information: the new Government will take office on Tuesday
25.01.2021 | 18:10
Stenbock House, 25 January 2021 – The Prime Minister candidate Kaja Kallas, who was authorised today by the Riigikogu to form the new Government, will present the members of the Government to the President on Tuesday morning, who will appoint the Government to office; the Government will assume office by taking an oath of office before the Riigikogu.