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.
Prime Minister Maris Kučinskis met with Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki August 15, in Riga.
Members of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian parliaments have appealed to the leaders of the EU to pressure Russia to release Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov from prison.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt paid a brief visit to Rīga August 15 as part of a whistlestop charm offensive as the UK braces itself to leave the European Union.
Latvian officials were quick to offer their sympathy and condolences Tuesday to Italian counterparts following a disastrous bridge collapse in the city of Genoa that is believed to have claimed many lives.
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.
Latvia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that it would follow the EU in not stopping trade with Iran, despite US calls for the contrary. Nevertheless, Latvia's trade with the country is very limited and has kept on falling for the past few years, reported LTV August 12.
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.
Latvia joined Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and others in expressing support for the territorial integrity of Georgia 10 years after Russia occupied a significant portion of the country.
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 makeup of the 13th Saeima may be fragmented, with a motley coalition, said political scientist Ivars Ījabs appearing on Latvian Radio August 6.
Several more parties have submitted their election tickets to the electoral authority, including For Development/For!, as well as the Regional Alliance and Rīcības party.
President Raimonds Vejonis today handed letters of credence to Latvia’s ambassador-designate to Denmark Alda Vanaga and Latvia’s ambassador-designate to Finland Kristine Naseniece, LETA was told at the Foreign Ministry.
Estonia's new ambassador to Latvia, Arti Hilpus, presented his credentials to Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis in Riga on July 31.
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.
The right-of-center liberal New Conservative Party (JKP) would talk to every political power except Harmony over setting up the next government, its leader Jānis Bordāns told Latvian Radio July 30.
What is the collective noun for a large group of presidents? A ruling? A constitution? A gaggle? Whatever, a large group of national heads of state will meet in Latvia in September, the office of the Latvian president announced July 30.
Former politician and former speaker of the Saeima Solvita Āboltiņa will receive accreditation as Latvia's next ambassador to Italy, according to information by released by the office of the Latvian President July 27.
A total seven currently serving MPs won't take part in the 13th Saeima election slated for October 6, reported Latvian Radio.
Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said July 26 it "expresses its strong support" for the Crimea Declaration issued by the United States Secretary of State on 25 July."
The latest party ratings polls commissioned by LTV and carried out by the SKDS polling agency put MP Artuss Kaimiņš' party, KPV LV, as the third most popular in Latvia.
The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has launched a special app to report possible election violations ahead of the 13th Saeima elections.
The right-of-center New Conservative Party (JKP) has named its ministerial candidates and party leaders who appear at the top of the election ballot for the October 6, 2018 parliamentary elections, reported Latvian Radio and LTV July 18.
The Saeima Legal Affairs Committee on July 17 supported amendments to the Latvian constitution that would introduce an open presidential vote, reported LSM's Latvian-language service.
Latvia can breathe a sigh of relief following the Helsinki summit between the presidents of Russia and the US, as Donald Trump has not promised Vladimir Putin to withdraw US forces from Europe and the Baltics, politics expert Mārtiņš Hiršs told LTV June 16.