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• Ilmars Latkovskis resigned from the post of the head of the Saeima’s Society Consolidation Committee

The MP Ilmars Latkovskis (nationalists’ union All for Latvia!-FF/LNIM) resigned from the post of the head of the Saeima’s Society Consolidation Committee after its last session. Mr Latkovskis stated that his decision is caused by a pressure from coalition and opposition MPs who pushed him during the session to reveal how he will vote regarding the proposal to grant 16 March status of official commemoration day of Latvian legionnaires. As reported, yesterday, The Saeima refused the proposal of the nationalists’ union to grant 16 March status of the official commemoration day. Ilmars Latkovskis abstained from the voting. Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga