Estonian Prime Minister Kallas resigns for EU job


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  • Monday, 15 Jul 2024

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas walks to deliver remarks at NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Franz/File Photo

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has submitted her resignation in order to take up a job as the European Union's foreign policy chief, the president's office said on Monday.

Kallas led her liberal Reform party to general election victories in 2019 and 2023 and has fronted the government since 2021.

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