Tallinnx - Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip announced Thursday that he would seek permission from President Toomas Hendrik Ilves to re-form his coalition government.

Speaking at a press conference in Tallinn, Ansip confirmed he wanted to get rid of three ministers from the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The SDP, which is the smallest of the three ruling coalition parties, fell out with Ansip's Reform Party and the Pro Patria/Res Publica Union over the introduction of new labour laws and budget cuts.(dpa)