Last week, the Riigikogu voted to strip almost all foreign citizens living in Estonia of their voting rights in local elections. ERR News spoke to several about how they view the decision.
Sure, nobody likes the Russians right now, but it also applies to other immigrants and refugees from elsewhere.
In Denmark a right wing party suggested something similar. They know fully well that immigrants don’t vote for them, and they’d love nothing more than to remove their political representation and eventually remove them from our welfare too.
I’d definitely be wary of who and why they want to remove voting rights for certain tax payers.
It’s a slippery slope.
Sure, nobody likes the Russians right now, but it also applies to other immigrants and refugees from elsewhere.
In Denmark a right wing party suggested something similar. They know fully well that immigrants don’t vote for them, and they’d love nothing more than to remove their political representation and eventually remove them from our welfare too.
I’d definitely be wary of who and why they want to remove voting rights for certain tax payers.