Lawmakers, police chiefs and experts in Estonia have been addressing the issue of May 9, marked in Russia as Victory Day in World War Two, which ended nearly eight decades ago, but down to the present marked by some of Estonia's Russian-speaking minority by processions, gatherings and wreath-laying.
Political party leaders have rejected claims that the Center Party is moving to oust Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) and replace the current Reform-Center coalition with one containing current opposition parties the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and Isamaa, in effect resurrecting the coalition line-up which was in office until January 2021.
The Riigikogu is currently debating penalizing the open display of insignia, such as the notorious 'Z' symbol, which announce the bearer's support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The orange-black St. George's ribbon may also be caught by the amendment.
The leadership of the Center Party has been making efforts to resurrect the party's former coalition with the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and Isamaa, investigative weekly Eesti Ekspress writes, claiming it fears that the Reform Party will triumph at the March 2023 election given Reform's soaring popularity in the current security crisis.
Two opposition parties, the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) and Isamaa, are attempting to halt legislation amendments issued in response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, at least in their current form.