Kõlvart taunis Tallinna valimisjaoskondade arvu vähendamist

Kõlvart taunis Tallinna valimisjaoskondade arvu vähendamist

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Kõlvart condemns the reduction of polling stations in Tallinn

Keskerakonna esimees Mihhail Kõlvart kritiseerib Tallinna linnavalitsuse otsust vähendada valimisjaoskondade arvu.

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Center Party chairman Mihhail Kõlvart criticises the Tallinn city government's decision to reduce the number of polling stations.

Tallinna linnavalitsus otsustas . 2025. aasta valimistel saab Tallinnas hääletada 44 jaoskonnas. See on 33 jaoskonda vähem kui ja poole vähem kui eelmistel kohalikel valimistel.
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The Tallinn city government decided to reduce the number of polling stations. In the 2025 elections, it will be possible to vote in 44 polling stations in Tallinn. This is 33 fewer than in the European Parliament elections and half as many as in the previous local elections.

Mihhail Kõlvart arvab, et see otsus teeb raskemaks inimestel . Ta ütles, et hääletas pabersedeliga üle poole inimestest (53,1%). eelistas 58,3% inimestest hääletada jaoskondades.
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Mihhail Kõlvart believes that this decision makes it more difficult for people to vote with a paper ballot. He said that in the previous elections, more than half of the people (53.1%) voted with a paper ballot. In the European Parliament elections, 58.3% of people preferred to vote in polling stations.

Kõlvart rõhutas, et ei saa kasutada . Kui , ei pruugi nad saada hääletada. Samuti on noori, kes .
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Kõlvart emphasised that many elderly people cannot use e-voting. If a polling station closes, they may not be able to vote. There are also young people who do not trust e-elections.

Ta tõi näiteks Haaberstis, kus on , kuid avatakse vaid neli jaoskonda. Nõmmel, kus on umbes 37 000 elanikku, avatakse kuus jaoskonda.
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He cited, for example, Haabersti, where there are over 51,000 residents, but only four polling stations will be opened. In Nõmme, where there are about 37,000 residents, six polling stations will be opened.

Kõlvart ütles, et jaoskonnas hääletamine on . Ta arvab, et teised erakonnad ei taha kuulda nende inimeste häält. Ta ütles, et oma kasuks.
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Kõlvart said that voting at a polling station is a democratic right. He believes that other parties do not want to hear the voices of these people. He said that the ruling coalition is trying to change the election results in their favour.

Kohalike omavalitsuste valimised toimuvad 19 oktoobril.
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Local government elections will take place on 19 October.