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• Newspapers report about the inaugural session of Latvia's 12th Saeima

Newspapers report about the inaugural session of Latvia's 12th Saeima conducted yesterday. The greatest attention during the session was drawn to two deputies - the member of the Unity Janis Junkurs and the member of the Regional Party Juris Vilums. Janis Junkurs put down his mandate just after it was approved in favour of the leader of the Unity Solvita Aboltina who initially stayed outside the list of candidates elected in the Saeima. Juris Vilums, in his turn, gave the oath in Latgalian language. The Saeima’s Speaker reproached Mr Vilums saying that the oath should be given in literal Latvian language and refused to allow him to sign the oath. However, the Saeima’s Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee took decision to approve Vilums’ mandate.  The Saeima elected member of the National Union Inara Murniece as the Speaker of the Saeima. The President Andris Berzins, in his turn, nominated the Unity member Laimdota Straujuma for the post of the Prime Minister.