Cult of Youth By Abdul Turay First published by Postimees 21 November 2008 Businessman Rein Kilk thinks Estonia’s leaders are getting old and should be packed off to the European parliament. In an interview with Kuku radio on 15 November he singled out Prime Minister, Andrus Ansip and Tallinn City Mayor, Edgar Savisaar for a midnight train to Brussels. Of course Kilk is motivated by his own support for Finance Minister, Ivari Padar. As he said to Kuku radio in English: “Ma ütlen, Ivari, do it ja ma annan oma hääle sulle!” (I said to Ivari, do it, and I will back you). To most visitors coming to Estonia this is an amazing thing to say. They often comment on how young the leadership of the country is. Is Kilk right, are the leading figures in Estonian politics getting too old and is it time for a new generation? It’s true some in Estonian politics have been around a long time; Savisaar and Mart Laar have been around for years. However let’s look at the make up of the government. Urm