Integration monitor
Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.
June 8, 2009
- Newspapers report election results
Political party Concord centre won the elections to the Riga City Council (34,40%). It also took second place in the European Parliament election (19,54%), provisionally securing two MEP seats. Meanwhile, the Concord centre have other, smaller and greater victories in municipalities across all Latvia. Political union Latvian First party/ Latvian Way, which also addressed ethnic minority voters in Latvia during election campaign, has also significant number of seats in different municipalities and one MEP seat. Political party Civic Union has achieved victory in the European Parliament elections (24,32%), securing two MEP seats, and gained second place in the Riga City (18,82%). Political party New Era came fourth in the Riga City Council elections (11,04%) and also secured one seat in the European Parliament. Political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM and For Human Rights in United Latvia gained one seat each in the European Parliament but no seats in the Riga City Council. Chas, Vesty Segodnya, Telegraf, Neatkariga, Diena, Latvijas Avize