Latvian Centre for Human Rights Integration and Minority Information Service
Latvian Centre for Human Rights
AreasNewsIntegration and Minority Information ServiceAbout usContactsLATRUSSitemap
Member of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Archive
MTWTFSS
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
Search in monitor archive

Integration and Minority Information Service
8 June 2009
  • Newspapers report election results

Political party „Concord centre” won the elections to the Riga City Council (34,40%). It also took second place in the European Parliament election (19,54%), provisionally securing two MEP seats. Meanwhile, the Concord centre have other, smaller and greater victories in municipalities across all Latvia. Political union „Latvian First party/ Latvian Way”, which also addressed ethnic minority voters in Latvia during election campaign, has also significant number of seats in different municipalities and one MEP seat. Political party „Civic Union” has achieved victory in the European Parliament elections (24,32%), securing two MEP seats, and gained second place in the Riga City (18,82%). Political party “New Era” came fourth in the Riga City Council elections (11,04%) and also secured one seat in the European Parliament. Political party „For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM” and „For Human Rights in United Latvia” gained one seat each in the European Parliament but no seats in the Riga City Council. Chas, Vesty Segodnya, Telegraf, Neatkariga, Diena, Latvijas Avize

E-mail subscription

Integration Monitor - daily Latvian press digest on minority and social integration issues


<<Home page
© Latvian Centre for Human Rights
phone +371 67039290 | fax +371 67039291 | office@humanrights.org.lv
© Latvian Centre for Human Rights
phone +371 67039290 | fax +371 67039291 | office@humanrights.org.lv