Five independent MPs who call themselves the Democrats announced today that they will feature on the Social Democrat's list of candidates in Tallinn during the next local elections.
“We are not running against anyone, but only seek to end the monopoly of power [in Tallinn] and the Soviet-era party chain of command,” said Rainer Vakra, the head of the group, in a press release today.
Four of the independent MPs left the Center Party in protest a year ago after the fifth, MP Kalle Laanet, was expelled for criticizing the Center Party in the media.
The Democrats and the Social Democrats signed a memorandum in March to harmonize their activity in Parliament.
In addition to the five MPs, a few dozen other members of the Democrats, not formally a party but a nonprofit, will take part in the elections, set for October 20.
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