Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
RIGA - European Parliament member Inese Vaidere (Civic Union), commenting on the recent meeting between former Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, sees similarities between Kalvitis and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who was appointed as the...
Dolphin Hotel (Free subscription) | 01/15/2009
In Latvia public protests appear to work. In 2007 demonstrators forced Aigars Kalvītis to resign as prime minister (though the four-party coalition stayed in government, with Ivars Godmanis returning to power for a second time). After Tuesday's 10,000-strong rally-cum-riot, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers has given parliament two months to pass a law enabling voters to demand early elections...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/13/2009
Riga - The rush hour trend in the Latvian capital Riga was reversed Tuesday as thousands gathered in the central Dome Square at 5:30 pm (1530 GMT) to call for the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. The demonstration, backed by around 20 c...
Baltic Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2007
RIGA -- Latvian prime minister Aigars Kalvitis faces a day of judgment on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the form of a vote of no confidence in parliament. The opposition New Era party has been calling for a no confidence motion, and it was originally due to take place on Thursday Oct. 25, a day after parliament is due to vote on next year's budget. However, by collecting signatures from 37 members of parliament,...
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