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• The First Baltic Channel is planning to translate its broadcasts into Latvian language
• Most popular parties in July: the Concord Centre, the Unity, and the Union of Greens and Farmers

Telegraf reports that the First Baltic Channel which partly retransmits the Russias First Channel in Baltic countries is planning to translate its broadcasts into Latvian language. According to the channels representative such decision has only commercial reasons and has no any political motives. The MP Ina Druviete (one of the initiators of the amendments to the Law on Electronic Mass Media stipulating state language quotas for national and regional channels) believes that such initiative of a private channel is positive. At the same time Mrs. Druviete does not believe that the First Baltic Channel will attract large number of Latvian speaking audience.

According to the recent public opinion survey held by “Latvijas Fakti”, 19,7% of citizens would vote for the Concord Centre if the Saeima’s elections were held in July. 14,2% would vote for the Unity, 11,3% for the Union of Greens and Farmers, 5,1% for the union of the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM and All for Latvia, 5% for the union For Better Latvia.

According to the recent public opinion survey held by Latvijas Fakti, 19,7% of citizens would vote for the Concord Centre if the Saeimas elections were held in July. 14,2% would vote for the Unity, 11,3% for the Union of Greens and Farmers, 5,1% for the union of the For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM and All for Latvia, 5% for the union For Better Latvia. Telegraf