Latvian Political Monitor

Kulbergs promises to keep the priorities defined by this government in force.

I will be interested to see the 'full analysis of state funding to NGOs' - especially regarding the funding that the Ministry of Agriculture allocates to various organizations every year to accomplish the same tasks. Some examples from the Forest Development Fund: -> 1/ https://t.co/eeUETcJYjj

And I invite you to examine the experience of Georgia and Urbans, where they also went down this same dangerous path and in the end the biggest victim is society itself.

For the record, Aivis: in 2012 Putin started with the 'foreign agents' law against NGOs. Then followed the dismantling of independent civil society. Everyone draws their own parallels.

In Lampa, all prime minister candidates were reportedly strictly required to give an answer about their attitude toward the Istanbul Convention. Some (National Alliance) reportedly stammered, others (Kulbergs) did a pirouette and now confirm support for Istanbul after all. Since I was not there, I do not want to avoid the question and will answer here. Personally, I am against it. For a nation whose demographic death sentence has effectively already been signed in heaven, it would be logical to change its priorities. When you see a painted rainbow, what associations come to mind? Well, mine too. And when I hear SK, I do not think about women's safety, but something quite different. It is quite obvious to me that the organizations campaigning for Istanbul are exactly the same organizations that most fervently push for accepting refugees. So it is clear that our women's safety is of no concern to them; they have another plan in mind. I have 3 daughters, and that is why I am against the Istanbul Convention. “We Change the Rules” will give each person the individual freedom to choose their own answer on SK. At the current moment, this is not the most critical issue for Latvia. About 118th in importance on the MMN list.

MMN will have individual freedom for everyone to choose their own answer on SK. Personally, I am against it. It is quite clear to me that the organizations that campaign for Istanbul are exactly the same organizations that most ardently campaign for accepting refugees. Therefore it is clear that our women's safety means nothing to them; there is another plan. I have 3 daughters, and that is why I am against the Istanbul Convention.

I read Kulbergs's interview in Diena, where he advertises the “Mēs mainām noteikumus” party program. You can see that he has learned many sentences by heart. That pleases me. For example, the sentence that health institutions should be funded not by the number of procedures but by treatment outcomes is MMN's main proposal for fixing this sector. Because queues in medical institutions are a problem only because it is beneficial for them to send you to as many offices as possible. So, Kulbergs is a good guy for helping advertise the MMN plan. Thanks to him. Maybe someday there will also be someone whose balls will allow it to be implemented.

Roberts Kits: Elections are approaching, elections. What to pay attention to in security and defense policy?

The National Alliance party 'All for Latvia!'-'For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK' apparently is in those partner organization relations you mentioned, because members from NA were seen in large numbers at the festival 'Lampa' - Indriksone, Grasbergs and other NA politicians. https://t.co/xQvVzGj0CT

@AlvisHermanis1 The Istanbul Convention is by nature recommendatory. It is not a law. It was simply used as a political protein before the elections. That is clear to everyone, I assume. In our party, quite a few can show a 3+ family card, including Kulbergs and me.

@CerinsAivis Yesterday in Lampa your party's boss Kulbergs affirmed loyalty to the Istanbul Convention. That is the right signal for demographic support. Because traditional families are our enemy.

Elviss Strazdiņš urges not to get carried away with dependence on US companies' products and services. “If Trump imposes a fee on software, we would go bankrupt.” He urges to seek alternatives and diversify procurement.

The mention of Andris Kulbergs in the 'United List' program suggests that the 'United List' currently considers him its main trump card, assesses Māris Antonevičs, head of the politics department of 'Latvijas Avīze'.

US strikes Iran after attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

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“That is a mistake” – NA and AS correct deputy candidate entries about cooperation with the USSR (20)

CVK corrects erroneous information in the questionnaires of four Saeima candidates about collaboration with the USSR security services