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“Last night, Prime Minister Yuri Rat sent me a resignation of the Minister of Education and Science Mailis Reps. Today I signed a decision to dismiss the Minister of Education at the proposal of the Prime Minister”, the Chancellery of the President sent the words of the President from the SNB to the news agency.
On Wednesday, Ms. Reps had to explain to the public why a driver in a ministry under her leadership regularly takes her six children to school and clubs. Ohtuleht posted proof of this on the eve of the photos.
“Last week was the most difficult period of my political career. I was under tremendous pressure to combine the roles of minister and mother. I admit I made a mistake and I am sorry,” Mailis Reps wrote on social media on Friday.
“I want to provide my minor children with a safe and peaceful environment in which they can grow up. For this reason, today I decided to resign as Minister of Education and Science and take responsibility for my mistakes in reconciling my work and family life, ”said the politician.
M. Reps has headed the Ministry of Education and Science since 2016. He also held this position in 2002-2003 and 2005-2007.
The former minister intends to continue working as a deputy.
The scandal of the representatives took on a new dimension when Justice Minister Raivo Aegas asked prosecutors on Thursday to investigate the legitimacy of Ohtuleht journalists who had recorded the minister’s misconduct.
The Estonian Union of Journalists on Saturday called the move an attack on press freedom.
The Ohtuleht journalists have done their job in drawing the public’s attention to the fact that it is inappropriate for a minister to use an official car for personal purposes, the union said in a statement. – The fact that the issue was justified is also demonstrated by Mailis Reps’ decision to resign. The Union Board considers the actions of the Minister of Justice to be an attack on press freedom. “
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