Four Reform Party deputies in Pärnu extend suspension of their council mandates

The Pärnu city electoral commission has extended the mandate suspensions of four Reform Party deputies in the local council. The move continues a pattern seen among politicians who hold both council seats and executive positions. Kivimägi is among those whose suspension has been renewed.

The Pärnu city electoral commission has approved extensions to the suspended mandates of four local council deputies elected on the Reform Party list. Among those whose suspension was renewed is [Kivimägi](/politicians/kivimagi), alongside three other Reform Party representatives on the Pärnu city council.

Mandate suspensions are a common legal mechanism in Estonian local governance, typically used when a council member takes on an executive role — such as a position in the city government — that is incompatible with simultaneously holding an active deputy seat. The suspension allows the politician to serve in their executive capacity while preserving their council seat for potential return.

The electoral commission's decision to extend the suspensions means the four deputies will continue to be replaced by substitute members on the council for the time being. This arrangement is standard practice under Estonian local government law and does not affect the overall composition or functioning of the Pärnu city council.