Estonia's first female PM sworn in as new government takes power

Kaja Kallas, 43, heads new cabinet after former government collapsed in alleged corruption scandal

Estonia’s new two-party coalition government has been sworn in with the first female prime minister since the Baltic nation regained independence in 1991.

The 15-member cabinet of Kaja Kallas, a 43-year-old lawyer and a former MEP, was approved in the 101-seat Riigikogu legislature, after being appointed by President Kersti Kaljulaid.