By Plenary Sessions: Timo Suslov

The opposition is directed at the proposal put forward by the initiator of the draft legislation (Helir-Valdor Seeder), a proposal which the Government of the Republic does not support. The criticism is based on political and legal grounds, focusing specifically on the issue of the disproportionality of the restriction and the existing criteria used for considering the granting of citizenship. The committee proposed rejecting the bill, with the vote resulting in 6 in favor and 3 against.