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Early voting for the European Parliament elections continues on Thursday, June 6. 945 polling stations in Latvia will be open from 16:00 to 20:00.
The State Security Service (VDD) has not yet detected any attempts to illegally influence the results of the European Parliament (EP) elections in Latvia, VDD told the news agency LETA on June 5.
The National Alliance remains the leader in Latvia's resident polls shortly before the European Parliament elections on Saturday, but a total of eight political forces would overcome the 5% barrier, which would divide the nine seats of Latvian representatives in the EP, according to the latest ratings compiled by pollster SKDS for Latvian Television.
The Central Election Commission (CVK) has turned to law enforcement authorities because of statements made by Rūdolfs Brēmanis, a board member of the party "Apvienība Jaunlatvieši/Alliance of Young Latvians", Kristīne Saulīte, chairwoman of the CVK, told LETA Tuesday evening.
In the last days before the European Parliament elections, the emergence of deepfakes for or against a candidate cannot be ruled out, law enforcement officials say. If you spot artificial campaign material, you should report it to the State Police or the State Security Service, Latvian Radio reports.
On the first day of early voting for the European Parliament (EP) elections, 13,127 people or 0.85% of the electorate have voted, according to data from the Central Election Commission (CVK).
A survey conducted by the Latvian Television broadcast "What is Happening in Latvia?" and the pollster SKDS on Latvian residents' plans to vote in the European Parliament election shows that the individual rating of the leaders of some lists is significantly higher than the rating of the party as a whole, the survey results published on June 3 show.
The Kremlin is likely to continue its usual efforts to polluting the waters of other people's democracy, according to a commentary piece by Anete Bērzkalne, who is a fact checker and specialist disinformation researcher with Latvian Radio's news service.
European Union citizens registered in Latvia have the right to vote in European Parliament elections. However, information on how to actually cast a ballot at a voting station is often either inaccurate or simply lacking for those who do not speak Latvian fairly proficiently.
Latvia's Central Election Commission (CVK) has teamed up with rap musician Edavārdi to encourage participation in the 2024 European Parliament elections.