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Estonia

July 1st - July 7th, 2024 | Week 44 | Month 11

Estonia Weekly: Dropping Birthrates and Kallas Departure

In the reporting week, there was a considerable amount of posts made, including antigovernment sentiments, primarily focused on the change in power with Kaya Kallas leaving as Prime Minister.

by Olevs Nikers

Main narratives:

  • general anti-government sentiments
  • blames of alleged russophobia
  • scepticism towards NATO functionality
  • the incompetence of the current government

Overview:

In the reporting week, there was a considerable amount of posts made, including antigovernment sentiments, primarily focused on the change in power with Kaya Kallas leaving as Prime Minister and the continued issues that Estonia faces with the standard of living and drop in birthrate, which was blamed on the incompetency of the government. Posts about the US presidential debates attempted to sow distrust in NATO and the strength of the USA and Biden. Finally, there were posts which claimed Russlphobia posted by official channels after a group of grave robbers vandalised a Soviet monument in Saaremaa.

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