Latvian Political Monitor

Ašeradens: Brage firmly rejected the proposal to become the New Unity's candidate for prime minister.

Four out of ten. What will we do if next time there are more drones?

Yep! https://t.co/oSg7cjqBUO

The prosecutor does not have to wait for a submission! Article 371, second part of the Criminal Procedure Law provides that in a public prosecution case, within the scope of his competence, the prosecutor can himself initiate criminal proceedings if information about a possible criminal offense has been received.

Happy birthday, Estonia! Warm greetings to @Tsahkna and all Estonians as you celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence! Friends, allies, neighbours, we love you 🇱🇻❤️🇪🇪.

Edmunds Jurēvics: Support for working parents must be maintained in full also in the future

Should the salaries of the country's highest officials automatically rise at a time when the government is asking ministries and the entire public sector to save? In my opinion, no. Politicians must not live detached from society and from the decisions they themselves make. If savings are being sought in state administration, this should also apply to the political level. Changes are needed not only in salary increases, but also in ministers' representation bonuses, bonuses for replacing other ministers, and the compensation system for Saeima deputies. PROGRESĪVIE will come with its own proposals for reviewing these expenditures. The salaries of the country's highest officials must be competitive; otherwise, in the long term we lose professional people. But the principle of solidarity is equally important. It is difficult to justify an automatic increase in politicians' salaries at a time when budget savings are being sought at the same time. The current system would mean that in 2027, ministers' gross salaries would increase by €437 to €8,107 per month, and Saeima deputies' by €246 to €4,576. Saving cannot be demanded only from others.

It is only logical that after such a large-scale data leak, the CSDD leadership cannot continue its work. The personal data leak of 1.2 million people is not simply an "IT incident". It is a serious failure of the state's digital infrastructure. However, alongside the traditional question "who is to blame?" there is an even more important political question: does Latvia have as clear a system of responsibility for state digital systems as for physical infrastructure? We are talking about hundreds of millions of euros in ICT spending, cybersecurity, audits, and system resilience. If an incident of this scale occurs, it must be clear who was responsible for security, what standards were set, who controlled them, and what action is taken after the incident. The state has long warned about growing hybrid threats, including attacks on critical infrastructure in the digital environment. Therefore, such an incident cannot be written off as an unpredictable coincidence. PROGRESSIVES will demand answers from the Ministry of Economics and @ViktorsValainis also about which state systems in the field of cybersecurity are supervised by Tet and how the quality and resilience of these services are assessed. If the state spends millions on cybersecurity, including concluding contracts worth approximately 9 million euros, the public has the right to know what level of security the state actually receives for this money.

JV's prime ministerial candidate seat initially offered to Braže - she said 'no'

The idea that car service centers could participate in conducting inspections has been discussed in the Saeima several times. But when it comes to how strictly regulated and certified this process should be, the willingness of service centers to get involved wanes. Regarding the claim that CSDD should not be a capital company, I would not be so sure. A state institution cannot accumulate funds, include development plans in paid services, take loans, freely reward the most productive employees, etc. A capital company is motivated to optimize processes, and that part is a success story. The other part is the competence and decisions of specific individuals that have led to the largest personal data leak in Latvian history.

@edis1250 @toms_salmins You think that people, in the question - 'What is your attitude towards legalizing same-sex marriage in Latvia?' - are unable to understand that the question is about marriage?

@toms_salmins This poll is about marriage. There's no need to make up something else here. Left-wing radicalism is the degradation of marriage. /nDon't look for any justification or simply spin the question.

Trump announces 'economic war' against Iran

This is simply beautiful and tells how arrogant and conceited pajoļi led CSDD… https://t.co/1Lcjso80MY