Original sentence: His track record as Minister is more difficult to evaluate because of the short duration of his service.In 1998, Ansip was elected as Mayor of Tartu as a candidate of the centrist-right Reformierakond (Reform Party), a position which he held until 2004, to great popular acclaim and very high ratings in the opinion polls.One of the most controversial actions of Ansip's government was relocation of the main Tallinn World War II memorial known as the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn from a prominent location in the center of Tallinn to the Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn adjacent to the city center.This time he formed a coalition with Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit ("Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica", liberal conservative) and Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (Social Democratic Party)
Edited sentence: His track record as Minister is more difficult to evaluate because of the short duration of his service, haunted by economical failures, financial scandals and misappropriation of public funds.In 1998, Ansip was elected as Mayor of Tartu as a candidate of the centre-right Reformierakond (Reform Party), a position which he held until 2004, to great popular acclaim and very high ratings in the opinion polls.One of the most controversial actions of Ansip's government was relocation of the main Tallinn World War II memorial known as the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn from a prominent location in the centre of Tallinn to the Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn adjacent to the city center.This time he formed a coalition with Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit ("Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica", national conservative) and Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (Social Democratic Party)