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• Neatkariga reports about the Roma congress
• Seminar Russian minorities in the Baltic states in the context of recognition politics is held today in Riga
• Public opinion survey: majority of voters would like to see the Concord Centreand the Union of Greens and Framers in the new governing coalition

Neatkariga reports about the Roma Congress held on Saturday. The congress was aimed at uniting different Roma NGOs to represent Roma interests in international organisations more effectively. However, the Roma NGOs did not reach an agreement about the union because part of Roma delegates objected to the congress being organised by the members of political parties running for the parliamentary elections.

A seminar “Russian minorities in Baltic states in the context of politics of recognition” supported by the Fridrich-Ebert-Stiftung. is held today in Riga  

A seminar Russian minorities in Baltic states in the context of politics of recognition supported by the Fridrich-Ebert-Stiftung. is held today in Riga Chas

According to a public opinion survey conducted by “SKDS” the majority of voters would like to see the Concord Centre (36%) and the Union of Greens and Framers (35%) in the new coalition government after the Saeima elections. At the same time, the majority of Latvian speaking voters consider that the governing coalition should include the Union of Greens and Farmers (43,1%), the Unity (42,2%) and tFor Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (39,4%).

According to a public opinion survey conducted by SKDS the majority of voters would like to see the Concord Centre (36%) and the Union of Greens and Framers (35%) in the new coalition government after the Saeima elections. At the same time, the majority of Latvian speaking voters consider that the governing coalition should include the Union of Greens and Farmers (43,1%), the Unity (42,2%) and tFor Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (39,4%). Neatkariga