Estonia has moved to bar non-EU residents from voting in native elections, in a transfer that targets the nation’s Russian and Belarusian inhabitants.
The Estonian parliament voted in favour of a corresponding constitutional modification on Wednesday, which was proposed in view of Russia’s ongoing struggle towards Ukraine.
The regulation should now be formally accepted by President Alar Karis.
In accordance with information from the Inside Ministry, nearly 80,000 Russian and round 2,700 Belarusian residents have residency permits in Estonia.
Prime Minister Kristen Michal described the choice as a “joint victory” and a “very basic resolution.”
“In our native life, selections should not made by the residents of aggressor states, however in our personal nation we’re the decision-makers, he wrote on X.
Estonia shares a border with Russia and the Russian-speaking minority within the Baltic state make up round 1 / 4 of its 1.2 million inhabitants.
The following native elections in Estonia are scheduled to happen on October 19.
