Latvia’s Saeima speaker promises continued unbending support for Ukraine
On Thursday, 10 November, Saeima speaker Edvards Smiltēns met with Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Latvia Olexandr Mischenko. During…
Category: Politics
President of Russia will not attend G20 summit
Officials of Russia and Indonesia confirmed that President of Russia Vladimir Putin will not be attending the G20 summit in Bali on the…
Combined List’s indecisiveness risks undermining coalition formation in Latvia
If the Combined List (AS) fails to present an answer to New Unity’s (JV) suggested distribution of seats in the forming government in…
Republican chance to get House majority remains uncertain
The Republican Party’s hopes to win the majority in midterm elections are dimming, but it’s too early to say it’s a loss. Some…
Harmony party’s leader distances party from rebellious Daugavpils mayor
Latvian political party Harmony leader Jānis Urbanovičs has taken notice of Daugavpils mayor Andrejs Elksniņš’s recent statements and has invited him to consider…
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…
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…
