Marina Kaljurand: I will definitely not run for president

Marina Kaljurand, a Social Democratic MEP, has clearly ruled out running for Estonian president. Kaljurand confirmed that Lauri Läänemets discussed the presidential candidacy with her, but she gave him a clear refusal.

Marina Kaljurand, a Social Democratic member of the European Parliament, has definitively confirmed that she does not intend to run for Estonian president.

"Lauri Läänemets spoke with me some time ago about running for president and I said no," Kaljurand said. "And it wasn't a soft no, where I might say something different if you come back, but a principled no."

Thus, Kaljurand has made it clear that Lauri Läänemets' attempts to approach her will not change her decision. This is not a negotiating position, but rather a final statement of her stance.