If those aiming for the revocation of the local elections voting rights of Russian citizens and stateless persons cannot present a realistic scenario where local councils end up in the hands of pro-Putin activists unless something is done immediately, their argumentation falls short, Tõnis Saarts reasons in Vikerraadio's daily comment.
The foundations of Estonia's success are the Baltic German colonial legacy, carefully considered reforms in the early 1990s, chief of which was privatization, and the geographical nearness of the Nordics, Tõnis Saarts finds in Vikerraadio's daily comment.
Trying to sum up the political year 2021, the anxiety-inducing trend of deepening polarization cannot be overlooked, whether we are talking about the marriage referendum at the start of the year, anti-vaccination sentiment from this fall or the recent rhetoric against the green turn, Tõnis Saarts found in Vikerraadio's daily comment.
Recent statements by the heads of the Conservative People's Party (EKRE) paint them as true liberal democrats. Restrictions for people who are not vaccinated are labeled incompatible with rule of law. The government is accused of steamroller politics and hopes placed with independent courts. That said, this seeming about-turn comes as no surprise, Tõnis Saarts finds in Vikerraadio's daily comment.
Having a considerable nationwide party organization seems mandatory if one aims to become an established and proven force in the parliament, Tõnis Saarts finds in Vikerraadio's daily comment.