Analyzing the passing of bills through votes of confidence, Estonian Chancellor of Justice Ulle Madise said that this practice must definitely not become a choice of convenience and that the move is only constitutional if state affairs would otherwise become tangled, and there is essentially no other way out.
Member of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament Eerik-Niiles Kross on Wednesday submitted a draft statement for parliamentary proceedings on behalf of 93 MPs that calls for the establishment of a special international tribunal under the auspices of the UN.
A month ago, to the day, 41 Riigikogu members launched a bill to alter the constitution. Yesterday, the government said yes. Aim of the amendment is for 16 and 17 year olds to obtain voting rights – as things stand, 18 is the threshold.
The legal affairs committee of the Estonian parliament at a sitting on Tuesday decided to send to first reading a bill that would enable marriage between two adults regardless of their sex, and that would provide for the adoption of the implementing provisions of the Registered Partnership Act.