Daugavpils City Council at risk of dissolution
Representatives of the so-called Daugavpils intellectuals hope the recent statements from Daugavpils Mayor Andrejs Elksniņš, that Crimea is now part of the Russian…
Category: Politics
Prigozhin: we interfered, we interfere and will interfere with U.S. elections
Using the press-service of this company, Russian oligarch and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trusted associated Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted having interfered with with elections…
Saeima speaker: Latvia’s biggest challenges will come from Russia’s political regime
One lesson to learn from previous parliaments is just how important it is not to lose track of the big goal, to prevent…
Politician previously found having insufficient Latvian language skills enters 14th Saeima
A small group of people who present themselves as protectors of Russian-speakers and poor residents have managed to enter the 14th Saeima from…
Latvia’s president proclaims Law on Municipalities; residents allowed to elect local councils
On Friday, 4 November, Latvia’s President Egils Levits proclaimed in the Latvian Herald the Law on Local Governments passed in the second viewing…
Prohibition for prisoners to vote in municipal elections declared unconstitutional in Latvia
The Constitutional Court of Latvia has declared the regulation that prohibits people serving time in prison from voting in municipal elections as unconstitutional,…
Attīstībai/Par! leader says party is unlikely to maintain operations in current format
Attīstībai/Par! (AP), which combines parties Latvijas attīstībai, Kustība Par! and Izaugsme, is unlikely to continue operations in its current format, said the co-chairman…
Three Latvian state officials waive their Saeima deputy’s wage
Three members of New Unity – Krišjānis Kariņš, Evika Siliņa and Edgars Rinkēvičs – have decided to waive their wages as Saeima deputies,…
Estonian mayor faces tough decision – run for Riigikogu or remain as mayor of Narva
The mayor of Estonia’s northeastern border city of Narva Katri Raik admits she has a difficult choice ahead of her – she needs…
