Latvian Political Monitor

Ilze Stobova: "Parents often expect something completely opposite from school"

🎾 Dace Bargā (@djbargaa) on the role of women in “Latvijas attīstībai” and politics in general Source: Centre “Marta” https://t.co/qAckaosQ4t

@uldisz Whether such a Šlesers exists or not, that does not change the essence of marriage! Marriage can only be between two people of opposite biological sex. A man and a woman.

Overall: coordination was the closest with the PM, the President, and colleagues at @Arlietas. Thank you to the diplomats for their work; I will defend them against such unfounded accusations, such behaviour is not worthy of the PM, because @Arlietas supports him in everyday work.

And he is surprised that he has to represent Latvia's interests and the Cabinet-approved position internationally. At the PM's request, I myself sent him and the head of the office, while MFA colleagues sent French colleagues what would be of interest from France in the security field. 2/2

This morning on TV3 the Prime Minister was outraged and reproaches @Arlietas for Latvia defending its security interests in the EU to the end and being able to impose a veto. He thinks we should have agreed sooner, like the other Balts, to removing the 2 oligarchs from sanctions. That is news to me. Unpleasant. 1/2

🇪🇺 Europe must not grow tired of pressure on Russia. In an interview with Euractiv, @VDombrovskis emphasizes – Russia will not stop on its own, so Europe must continue supporting Ukraine and intensify economic pressure on the Kremlin. More: https://t.co/Bt3lAuiT7w

In “Krustpunktā” they question election list leaders: “New Unity” and the New Conservative Party

LIVE: “Krustpunktā” questions election list leaders: “New Unity” and the New Conservative Party

@JankaPipars1 @Lato_Lapsa No, I left because the position of Zeltīts and Lindberga became unacceptable to me.

“The Insider” reveals Kremlin influence network in Latvia ahead of Saeima elections

@RealTriassic @AndrisKulbergs wanted to bring @Progresivie into this coalition.

Read the podcast LETA+, watch on Youtube: https://t.co/Peb5uhAU45, and also listen on Spotify: https://t.co/TuMeD3utpN https://t.co/v1zyKrhYDE

The party leader and candidate for Prime Minister Ilze Indriksone emphasizes in LETA's podcast “Politicians! What was that anyway?!” that she herself has not experienced restrictions because of her gender in the party. However, evaluating the actions of colleagues is harder for her: she learned about one candidate too late, another does not want to 'dig' into the past, and about campaign tactics she suggests asking the authors themselves.

“I’m not going to judge and dig around.” What does Indriksone not know about her own? The National Alliance (NA) is led by a woman for the first time, but a party candidate has publicly written that a woman brings death outside the family. The share of women in the NA election list is one of the lowest, and its deputies have proposed mandatory consultations before abortion.

The war continues; wheat buyers prepare for higher prices

September poll shows balance of forces ahead of Saeima elections