Mr Guoga thinks it will be a tough vote as people vote on personal basis and «liberals are famous to make no deals.»
Mr Federley thinks it important that ALDE not take the conservative path as is taken by many parties these days: «I know Siim will never turn into an anti-EU populist, therefore he has my support.»
Mr Guoga added the current president from Britain Graham Watson (59) was not strong enough. «We have lacked a strong political message to support parties in member states,» he observed.
Mr Federley envisions Mr Kallas to do a good job in economy. «In Europe, economic development is too slow, leading to social tensions. Were there more money in the system, it would be easier to handle migration crisis and joblessness,» he said. «Mr Kallas knows how to live under Soviet rule and what it meant for jobs and overall development of the state. This makes him a key person to ensure sustainable economic growth.»
Hans van Baalen, the other candidate, is no-one to be trifled with, possessing a broad communication network and a man widely known. He is active in European liberal networks and currently serves as ALDE vice president.
An addition to all of the above, people interviewed see strength in Mr Kallas not hailing from Benelux nations – as have been all earlier ALDE presidents.
Meanwhile, Mr Guoga claims Kaja Kallas – the daughter of Siim and a MEP – would have an easier job to win the elections as «a superstar here. If she’d run, she’d win,» said the Lithuanian stressing the competence of Ms Kallas in IT.
ALDE, short for Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party.
In European Parliament, ALDE is fourth largest with 70 seats out of 751.
From Estonia, Reform and Centre belong to ALDE.
Liberal Democrats are currently in power in seven of the 28 members in EU: Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Holland, Belgium, and Luxemburg.