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.

Oct. 5, 2010

  • Unity offers the Concord Centre a cooperation agreement
  • All for Latvia! receives six parliamentary seats; FF/LNIM – two
  • Newspapers report about a mass fight among ethnic Russian and Latvian youths on the elections night in the centre of Riga
The winner of the Saeima elections the Unity has offered the Concord Centre (CC) a cooperation agreement according to which the CC would receive the post of the Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments in exchange for their commitment to support the government and possible revision of the coalition in the Riga City Council. However, formally, the CC will not be included in the government coalition which is planned to be established by the Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and possibly with the nationalist union For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM-All for Latvia!

The winner of the Saeima elections the Unity has offered the Concord Centre (CC) a cooperation agreement according to which the CC would receive the post of the Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments in exchange for their commitment to support the government and possible revision of the coalition in the Riga City Council. However, formally, the CC will not be included in the government coalition which is planned to be established by the Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers and possibly with the nationalist union For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM-All for Latvia! Telegraf, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga

After the counting of pluses (preference indicated for the candidate) and rejections (by crossing candidate’s name) given to the party candidates by voters, members of the radical nationalist party All for Latvia! received six parliamentary seats. In total the union For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM-All for Latvia! received eight parliamentary seats, of which two will go to the representatives of the FF/LNIM. 

After the counting of pluses (preference indicated for the candidate) and rejections (by crossing candidates name) given to the party candidates by voters, members of the radical nationalist party All for Latvia! received six parliamentary seats. In total the union For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM-All for Latvia! received eight parliamentary seats, of which two will go to the representatives of the FF/LNIM. Telegraf, Chas, Vesti Segodnya

Newspapers report about a mass fight among ethnic Russian and Latvian youths on the election night in the centre of Riga. The Riga municipal police maintain that it was an ethnically motivated fight, while the State police have denied it stating that the young people were simply drunk and started fighting.

Newspapers report about a mass fight among ethnic Russian and Latvian youths on the election night in the centre of Riga. The Riga municipal police maintain that it was an ethnically motivated fight, while the State police have denied it stating that the young people were simply drunk and started fighting. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

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