Aivo Peterson – a pro-Kremlin candidate in Estonia’s parliamentary elections, which ended on Sunday, was detained at the Estonian-Russian border. The politician was campaigning from the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine, ERR TV reported.
Estonian leftist candidate
Peterson – the candidate of the pro-Kremlin Estonian United Left Party – was detained on Monday after returning from Russia at the Narva border crossing. As the spokeswoman for the Estonian Police and Border Guard said, “the politician only had an additional conversation with the officers and an in-depth interview.” After border procedures, he was allowed to enter the country.
Pro-Klemlin campaign from the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine
The candidate in Sunday’s parliamentary elections visited Moscow and previously campaigned in, among other things, the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine. He received 3,969 votes, which was not enough to win a seat in Estonia’s 101-seat parliament. Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets ruled that Peterson’s activities pose a threat to Estonia’s security. Peterson himself, defending the trip to Ukraine, claimed that the Estonian media reported unilaterally about the war.
Estonian United Left Party failed to pass the electoral threshold and won 2.4 percent. support. The group only started in Viruma Wschodnia – a province in eastern Estonia inhabited mainly by ethnic Russians. In its program, the group pledged to end the war in Ukraine, lift sanctions against Russia, defend traditional values and cut defense spending to less than 1 percent of GDP. GDP.
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Source: wPolityce