Riigikantselei ( en, Government Office) is an executive office of

Republic of Estonia A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

. The office's purpose is to support the Republic's

executive branch The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a State (polity), state. In poli ...

in enacting the political decisions. It is also known for its responsibility to publish

Riigi Teataja ''Riigi Teataja'' (State Gazette) is a public journal A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised ...

and its electronic counterpart,

Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja (commonly abbreviated eRT) is the web-based outlet for publication of laws and official announcements of the Republic of Estonia. It is modelled after the older paper-based publication, Riigi Teataja. Under Estonian ...

. The leader of Riigikantselei is

State Secretary of Estonia State Secretary or Secretary of State ( et, riigisekretär) is a higher official, who leads Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of ...

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