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.

• Zatlers Reforms Party wants to establish the governing coalition in co-operation with the Concord Centre and the Unity
• Weekly magazine Sestdiena prints an article about a member of the nationalists union Janis Iesalnieks known for his radical statements

The board of the Zatlers Reforms Party took a decision that it wants to establish the governing coalition in co-operation with the Concord Centre (CC) and the Unity. The Prime Minister of such coalition should be the present governments head Valdis Dombrovskis (the Unity). Representatives of the Unity, in their turn, consider that coalition with the CC is not possible due to ideological reasons and want to see the nationalists union All for Latvia!-For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM as the third partner. The parties will continue negotiations about the establishment of the coalition this week. Telegraf, Diena, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Neatkariga

Weekly magazine Sestdiena prints an article about the MP, member of the nationalists union All for Latvia!-For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM Janis Iesalnieks known for his radical statements. Mr Iesalnieks asserts that the majority of his statements are incorrectly understood and drawn out of context. He also denies that ever express anti-Semitic statements. During the recent time Janis Iesalnieks got criticized for comments regarding the tragic events in Norway on 22 July stating that multiculturalists should feel guilty for the massacre because their policy of islamisation led to insanity of the attacker. Later Mr Iesalnieks stated that statements of „intelligent anti-Semitism are permissible in discussions. And in the recent statement Janis Iesalnieks named voters of the Concord Centre colonists whose votes should not be taken into account. Political scientist Ivars Ijabs considers that statements made by Iesalnieks do not contradict the position of his party and acknowledges that these statements are controversial and are made on purpose.