Edgar Savisaar re-elected as mayor of Tallinn
13.11.2009, 13:42Tallinn City Council that is controlled by the Centre Party re-elected Edgar Savisaar as mayor of Tallinn for another four years.
Deputy mayors will be Taavi Aas, Deniss Boroditch, Kaia Jäppinen, Merike Martinson, Eha Võrk and, as a newcomer, Jüri Pihl, leader of Social Democrats.
Pihl will replace Jaanus Mutli who is under investigation for suspicion to have received a 25,000 kroon bribe in the form of a gift voucher and decided to resign from the city government.
The only problem in Centre Party-controlled city council was the election of a city auditor which traditionally has belonged to the opposition. While IRL put forward Indrek Raudne for the job, Centre Party and Social Democrats proposed Nikolai Stelmach, another IRL member. After Stelmach turned down the offer, the city council voted for Raudne, but with only 23 votes for he was not elected. The next voting will be held in the next session.