We conclude our look at the sixteen parties which will contest the next Saeima elections on October 6.
Latvia's Central Electoral Commission (CVK) has cancelled the candidacy of seven people who had submitted applications to run in October's Saeima elections, the CVK said August 17.
We continue our look at the sixteen parties which will contest the next Saeima elections on October 6.
We continue our look at the sixteen parties which will contest the next Saeima elections on October 6.
Now that all the candidate lists have been submitted and the ballot numbers have been assigned, it's time for a brief overview of the parties contesting Latvia's Saeima elections on October 6.
On August 10 the Central Election Committee drew lots of MP candidates registered for the 13th Saeima election on October 6th.
With the deadline having passed August 7 to submit candidates to participate in the 13th Saeima elections on October 6th, it has been established that 16 parties will be in the running.
August 7 is the final day for political parties to submit their candidate lists to the Central Electoral Commission (CVK) for participation in the Saeima elections to be held on October 6.
Environmental Protection and Regional Development Minister Kaspars Gerhards (National Alliance) is the only minister who will not run in the 13th Saeima elections on October 6.
The latest twist in a pre-election campaign that is increasingly characterized by a slew of fakes and frauds sees an election newspaper distributed to mailboxes.
A total seven currently serving MPs won't take part in the 13th Saeima election slated for October 6, reported Latvian Radio.
The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has launched a special app to report possible election violations ahead of the 13th Saeima elections.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (ELCL) has called on its members to bear in mind Christian values when voting in the upcoming general elections.
October 6 will see parliamentary elections in Latvia, and ahead of that date political parties are doing their best to raise money to fuel their campaigns.
Ensuring transparent elections is a priority for Facebook, Jēkabs Straume, the head of Latvia's Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) said following a meeting with the social network’s representatives on April 13, reported Latvian Radio.
Latvia's interior police force, the Security Police, warn there are risks of cyber attacks prior to the parliamentary elections in the fall. Ints Ulmanis, deputy head of the Security Police, told LTV's De Facto March 19 that IT systems have to be well-prepared before the election, and that there may be website hacks and leaks of sensitive information as Latvia gears up for the October 6 election.
The Saskaņa (Harmony) party maintained its lead in the polls during February according to the latest data from the SKDS pollster produced for LTV.
In a March 6 interview with the Diena newspaper, Janis Sarts, the head of the Riga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (StratComCOE), said that in comparison with attempts to hack into digital voting systems in the United States, France, the Netherlands and Ukraine, nothing like this can happen in Latvia due to the old-fashioned nature of the country's voting system.
Latvia's next parliamentary elections will take place on Saturday, October 6, the Central Election Commission (CVK) confirmed January 24.
Ethnic differences in voting preference are revealed by exit poll data that briefly sent the web aflutter on the eve of the June 3 municipal election suggesting that Harmony/Honor to Serve Riga had lost the 2017 municipal election, which it in fact won.
There's no doubt that foreign powers will try to influence Latvia's next parliamentary election, slated for autumn 2018, said Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on June 30 appearing on LTV.
On June 26 MP Andrejs Elksniņš (Harmony) was elected the mayor of Daugavpils. Another MP Rihards Eigims (Greens and Farmers Union) was elected vice-mayor.
The Latvian Security Police has received over 100 reports about possible violations during the recent local elections, the LETA newswire reported June 5.
Results of local elections released early on June 4 showed that in general the municipal landcsape will remain unchanged for the next four years.
June 3 sees Latvians going to the polls across the country for municipal-level elections.
11,000 people have signed for making Latvia's presidential election transparent, reported LSM's Latvian-language service.
A total 39,342 or 2.72% of the population eligible for voting cast an early vote in the municipal elections on May 31, according to data by the Central Election Committee.
While June 3 is designated polling day for local elections across Latvia, early voting commences on the evening of May 31. If you are an EU citizen and have been registered in the official population register for at least 90 days, you are entitled to vote too.
Another bombshell investigation by IT enthusiast blogger Jānis Polis looks into several self-styled news websites linked to Alberts Jodis, an advertising industry figure in Latvia. Many of Jodis' websites, which include a website laying a claim to being a news agency, have one thing in common - they vocally support long-standing Ventspils mayor Aivars Lembergs, often referred to as a leading 'oligarch', ahead of the municipal elections on June 3.
The battle lines for nationwide local elections to be held in across Latvia on June 3 can now be drawn after the deadline for the submission of candidates passed on April 24.