Estonia’s PM Sees Global Populism Resilient Even After Trump

  • New Estonian PM says mainstream parties are now more extreme
  • Junior party in last government urged keeping country white
Kaja Kallas addresses the Estonian Parliament in Tallinn, Estonia, on Jan. 26.Photographer: Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images
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Donald J. Trump’s exit from the White House is unlikely to kill off the populism gripping many Western nations, according to a European Union member that’s just ended a stint with a far-right party in government.

Estonia formed a new administration last month, shutting out a junior partner from the previous coalition that had urged maintaining the country’s predominantly white population, railed against gays and offended foreign dignitaries from Helsinki to Washington.