Estonian populists, 2 other parties seal coalition deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A nationalist, euroskeptic Estonian party says it has agreed with two other parties to form a center-right coalition in a deal that would allow a populist party to be part of the government for the first time in the small Baltic country's history.
The Estonian Conservative People's Party, or EKRE, said Saturday it will form a three-way majority government with the centrist Center Party and the conservative Fatherland.
The Cabinet would be led by Center's leader, ex-Prime Minister Juri Ratas who has held the top government post in the nation of 1.3 million since November 2016.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The deal was concluded after weeks of negotiations following the March 3 election won by the center-right Reform Party with 28.9% of votes, followed by Center and EKRE with 23.1% and 17.8%, respectively.