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Estonian government collapses over corruption investigation

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Prime minister resigns after party named as suspect in inquiry into property project

Jüri Ratas leaving parliament

Jüri Ratas (right) leaving parliament in Tallinn after resigning as prime minister. Photograph: Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

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Wed 13 Jan 2021 05.47 EST

Last modified on Wed 13 Jan 2021 23.37 EST

 

Estonia’s prime minister has resigned after police and prosecutors launched an investigation into an alleged corruption scandal involving his left-leaning Centre party related to a property development.

 

Jüri Ratas, the prime minister since 2016, handed his resignation letter to the president on Wednesday, local media reported, bringing down the centre-right coalition government he heads that also includes a far-right party.