After previous Mayor of Narva Katri Raik (SDE) lost a vote of confidence on Monday, the city council decided on Thursday to elect Reform Party member Ants Liimets as mayor.
Mayor of Narva Katri Raik lost a confidence vote on Monday after 16 members of Narva City Council voted against her. The council failed to elect a new mayor on the same day.
The Conservative People s Party of Estonia (EKRE) is planning to put out their own list of candidates in the northeastern city of Narva in local government elections in October, party deputy chairman Mart Helme said.
Helme spoke to journalists in Ida-Viru County on Wednesday and admitted that Narva was previously a weakness of EKRE, calling the city a completely blank spot .
The former interior minister said the situation stemmed from the party just not having enough resources to act in Ida-Viru, as they focused on regions where support was already strong.
Now, EKRE is planning to strenthen its presence in northeastern Estonia, Helme said. The controversial politician said the party is planning to take its own list of candidates to many Ida-Viru local municipality governments, including Narva. Speaking on who can contribute to EKRE s actions in Ida-Viru County, Helme said they could be locals who have not yet participated in politics.
Mayor of Narva and Social Democratic Party MP Katri Raik has announced she will step down from her position as party deputy chairwoman and board member to focus on her duties as Narva's mayor.
Leading Center Party politicians have still not found a consensus on whether or not the party should allow former Narva mayor Aleksei Jevgrafov, along with many city council members, into the party. Narva has been in the midst of political limbo since fall, which is being amplified as the number of COVID-19 cases in the region continues to grow.
Center Party deputy chairman Jaanus Karilaid told ETV s Aktuaalne kaamera on Wednesday that according to the coalition agreement signed by Center s political group and electoral bloc Meie Narva, Center Party would receive the position of chairman of the city council and Social Democrat MP Katri Raik would become mayor. The two blocs hold 17 of the 31-seat council s votes.