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.

• Provisional results of the Saeima elections held on Saturday
• Experts: FHRUL did not succeed because of its aggressive ethnic policy
• National Bolsheviks protest against deprivation of voting rights of Latvian non-citizens

According to the provisional results of the Saeima elections the People’s Party got 19.49% votes, Union of Greens and Framers – 16.69%, New Era – 16.38%, Concord Centre – 14.42%, Latvian First Party/ Latvia’s Way – 8.59%, For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM – 6.95%, and For Human Rights in United Latvia – 6.02%. Remaining parties did not collect the required 5 percent votes.

According to the provisional results of the Saeima elections the Peoples Party got 19.49% votes, Union of Greens and Framers – 16.69%, New Era – 16.38%, Concord Centre – 14.42%, Latvian First Party/ Latvias Way – 8.59%, For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM – 6.95%, and For Human Rights in United Latvia – 6.02%. Remaining parties did not collect the required 5 percent votes. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Latvijas Avize, Diena, NRA, Rigas Balss

A number of political experts in an interview with

A number of political experts in an interview with Diena stated that the party For Human Rights in United Latvia, one of the so-called pro-Russian parties, failed to receive bigger support of voters due its aggressive ethnic policy. The leader of the party The Concord Centre Janis Urbanovics, another pro-Russian party which collected almost 15 %, in an interview with Vesti Segodnya stated that the party succeeded because the partys program focused on integration and consolidation of society.

On Saturday – the day of parliamentarian elections, six national Bolsheviks captured one of the polling stations in Riga as a protest action against deprivation of voting rights of Latvian non-citizens.  After several minutes all Bolsheviks were detained.

On Saturday – the day of parliamentarian elections, six national Bolsheviks captured one of the polling stations in Riga as a protest action against deprivation of voting rights of Latvian non-citizens. After several minutes all Bolsheviks were detained. Chas