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(1) An Estonian citizen with active legal capacity who has attained eighteen years of age may be a member of a political party. A citizen of the European Union with active legal capacity who has attained eighteen years of age and who is not a citizen of Estonia but living permanently in Estonia may also be a member of a political party. A person may be a member of only one political party at a time.
(2) The Non-profit Associations Act applies to admittance to and resignation and exclusion from a political party, unless otherwise provided by this Act.
(2.1) A member of a political party resigns from the political party on the basis of a written notice. Resignation enters into force after delivery of the notice to the leadership of the political party.
(3) The following persons may not be members of a political party:
1) the Chancellor of Justice and his or her advisers;
2) the Auditor General and the chief auditor of the National Audit Office
3) judges;
4) public prosecutors;
5) police officers;
6) persons in active service in the Defence Forces;
7) Border Guard officials.
(4) The President of the Republic shall suspend his or her membership in a political party for the duration of his or her term of office.
(5) Political parties shall not have corporate members.