(TR) Observers continue to be refused participation in the discussion of changes to the VVK working procedures, but MPs are no longer advised to take time off work to attend VVK secret meetings — the alert picket is working and the dispute continues in the Parliament as Pakosta comes forward with legislative changes!
(TR) Although the election commission is eager to avoid outside scrutiny, the Supreme Court has declared the right to exclude observers from meetings unlawful on seven occasions over the past year -- there is no reason to beautify the election commission's repeated and systematic violation of the law.
(TR) The election commission wants to hide nominally public meetings concerning the preparation and oversight of elections so that they are not accessible even to legislators, whose 23 representatives have turned to the leadership of the Riigikogu to resolve the issue.
