The nomination and presentation are part of a series of official actions which must be performed before the coalition can enter office, likely to happen this week.

The president said Monday that: "I nominate the leader of the Reform Party, Kaja Kallas /.../ as the prime ministerial candidate and call on her to make a presentation at the Riigikogu on the basis of the formation of the future government. I hope that the Riigikogu will give Kaja Kallas that authority to form a government."

Of the legitimacy of the incoming Reform-Eesti 200-SDE administration, which still must be voted on at the Riigikogu before entering office, the president said: "This has been confirmed to me by all the parties I have spoken with. These three parties have a strong majority in the parliament - 60 seats. This means I don't need two weeks to make my decision. In any case I believe that the new government must start working as soon as possible, since there is plenty to do," the head of state noted via a press release, adding the month-long talks between the three parties was demonstration of a common will to govern Estonia together.

The president is due to meet the ministerial candidates nominated by the three parties.

"After these meetings, I can appoint - hopefully with a calm heart - the new government," he added

With that, and following the prime minister's announcement that the Reform-Isamaa-SDE government had resigned with the incoming XV Riigikogu, President Karis proposed Kaja Kallas, as leader of the largest party by seats, form a new government.

The next step is for a vote at the Riigikogu on the new coalition and, if that passes, the introduction of the incoming ministers to the head of state.

More on how a coalition government in Estonia is formed is here.

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