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.

Sept. 12, 2011

  • 12,400 signatures collected in support of granting Russian status of official language submitted to the Central Election Committee
  • Vesti Segodnya reports about a review named Index of Latvianism of the X Saeimas Deputies
The initiators of the collection of signatures in support of granting Russian language the status of official in Latvia submitted 12,400 signatures to the Central Election Committee. The Committee will check the signatures and if those are valid it will launch state funded collection of signatures. About 150,000 signatures must be collected to forward the initiative to the Saeima and if the Saeima does not support the initiative, a national referendum on the subject of the initiative should be initiated.

The initiators of the collection of signatures in support of granting Russian language the status of official in Latvia submitted 12,400 signatures to the Central Election Committee. The Committee will check the signatures and if those are valid it will launch state funded collection of signatures. About 150,000 signatures must be collected to forward the initiative to the Saeima and if the Saeima does not support the initiative, a national referendum on the subject of the initiative should be initiated. Chas, Telegraf

Vesti Segodnya reports that an ex-member of the Civic Union Ieva Nikoleta Dabolina (excluded from the party for nationalistic statements) conducted a review named Index of Latvianism of the X Saeimas Deputies which evaluates the MPs according to their voting for draft amendments regarding ethnic issues, language and issues of civic comfort. According to the review the most ethnic Latvian party is the All for Latvia!-For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM which scored 100%. The least ethnic Latvian party is the Concord Centre which scored -99,5%. The author of the review criticizes the present President of Latvia Andris Bezins alleging that he is the least ethnically-Latvian president .

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