The Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, has passed amendments banning citizens of hostile third countries from making donations to Estonian political parties, ERR reports. Earlier, Estonia precluded non-EU nationals from voting in local elections. The Riigikogu expanded also the supervisory powers of the Political Party Funding Surveillance Committee (ERJK), allowing the body to request documents and summon individuals. Opposition parties Fatherland (Isamaa) and Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) argue that ERJK’s supervisory functions should be transferred to the National Audit Office instead.
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