⁉️ @AlvisHermanis1 also won't attend Saeima sessions because there will be deputies from other parties? :) There are no other wet rags like voter votes, and people need to be persuaded wherever they gather. @VL_TBLNNK candidates for deputies are not afraid of discussions and will be at @FestivalsLAMPA organized by the Soros foundation.
Proper equipment can save lives – Saeima Speaker @DaigaMierina calls for participation in a charity campaign dedicated to Ukrainian soldiers https://t.co/UiZjNfCXA2
@AnsisPupols MMN thinks differently. The political forces responsible for Latvia's degradation deserve a boycott, not cooperation and coalitions. There is no longer any possibility of convincing anyone there with discussions. They simply need to be driven from power with a wet rag.
He who fears the wolf should not go to the forest. Last year they also dragged me into a discussion studio and sat me next to Muslims in the hope of convincing me that Islam is a religion of peace. I think the organizers regretted it for a long time after acting so rashly. Learn from the late Charlie Kirk, @AlvisHermanis1, who won his people's love through discussions in the lion's den, i.e., LGBT pro-Palestine student camps.
The party ratings.
At the very top – the parties that want to be close friends with Russia, like Suverēnā vara, or at least do business together, like Šlesers' party.
What to do to prevent a Kremlin-friendly government in Latvia?
Point one. Vote for parties that will cross the 5% barrier and enter the Saeima. If your vote goes to a small party, it effectively goes to Šlesers and Suverēnā vara.
Point two. After the elections, many supposedly very national parties will be tempted to form a common government with Šlesers.
Now is the right time for all parties to ask - do you allow making a government with Šlesers or not? After the elections it will be too late. I think the answers will surprise many.
Point three. The least active voting group is young people. Talk especially to your friends, classmates, sons and daughters, for whom this might be their first elections and who don't even know if they will go vote.
Convince them that on October 3, you must not stay home!
The Kremlin systematically uses culture, language, and historical interpretation as instruments of its imperialist and influence policy. A theater in Russian in any country can be an instrument of Russia's soft power.
ASL @austsaule believes that:
1. The M. Chekhov Riga Russian Theater should be renamed. The Lithuanian Russian Drama Theater was renamed already in 2022, while the Estonian Russian Theater received a different name in 2025. At the same time, gradual changes in repertoire policy should be considered so that the Latvian language begins to dominate. This theater should serve the cultural development of our country and our people.
2. Changes should be made to strategic and other planning documents to end the integration of minorities on the basis of the Russian language.
3. It is unacceptable that any state-funded activity uses works by Russian authors for which copyright payments go to Russia, thereby financially supporting its aggression in Ukraine. Efforts should be made to bring more works by Latvian authors into the repertoires of Latvian theaters.
4. The Russian language must not be used as equal to Latvian in advertisements for cultural events, official websites, and other informational materials. At the same time, considering Article 114 of the Satversme, information in minority languages (in addition to the state language) should be available only for events that take place in those languages.
In the picture: Russia surrounded the ruins of the Mariupol Drama Theater, whose destruction in an air strike claimed up to 600 lives, with huge banners depicting Russian writers and poets. (Photo: The Insider)
LTV News Service invites me to take part in a special pre-election discussion at the LAMPA conversation festival in Cēsis. The topic - “Empty blathering, or how to avoid promising!” They are inviting parties' prime ministerial candidates there. It is clear as day that LAMPA is organized by our ideological opponents and it is definitely not a politically neutral territory. Therefore it cannot be a suitable place for such debates. The public service media should understand that, but this is 100% proof that the media represents not society's interests but those of JV/Pro. After 3 October this should change. In Hungary, the media has just apologized to the people for years of lying. That day is also approaching in Latvia. MMN.
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The new AI data server of RTU and LU, opened at the RTU High Performance Computing Center, is a targeted investment in science and medicine. Thank you MikroTik for the support that helps our science work for people – for a longer and healthier life for every resident of Latvia! https://t.co/6ttBUGJQUh
Since then: ✅ Important decisions were jointly made at the NATO summit in Ankara to strengthen the Alliance's security; ✅ A draft law has been prepared for a ban on imports from Russia and Belarus; ✅ New sanctions against 🇷🇺 and the 21st round of sanctions already next week. We continue our work! https://t.co/2eAnMwq2G9
Ankara #NATO Summit declaration: “We reaffirm our ironclad commitment to our collective defence under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and to the transatlantic bond. An attack on one is an attack on all.” #WeAreNATO and we are #StrongerTogetherhttps://t.co/lDeyPKcE6b
Trump: "One of the things I talked to [Putin] about was, 'Where would you want to meet?' And he said, 'Ideally in Moscow.' I said, 'You're not going to meet in Moscow.'…Would you go to Moscow?"
Zelensky: "It's difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there." https://t.co/W0CT04wno6
We categorically do not support and condemn the IOC's step! While Russia continues its brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine, its participation in the international sports arena must not be restored! Such an approach actually supports the aggressor's actions in Ukraine, and Latvia cannot accept it. @IZM_gov_lvhttps://t.co/oJ68gqRK3A
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New order in Mucenieki ▪️The center's territory is closed at night. ▪️Additional security has been introduced, providing greater safety for employees and residents. ▪️Regular checks are conducted to ensure that persons have not obtained weapons or drugs. ▪️Immigrants must maintain the center's premises in order to avoid sanctions. ▪️The main priority is to reduce the number of immigrants, so the PMLP has changed procedures to make decisions on the expulsion of illegal immigrants in a shortened procedure. Mucenieki is gradually getting in order. Maybe we should go to the vicinity of Riga Central Station? Video: Tv24
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'.
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'.
“Everyone is pushing defense because they know it can win votes,” cybersecurity researcher Elviss Strazdiņš concluded after reading the programmes for the 15th Saeima elections. He hopes, however, that the commitment to 5% of GDP for defense will be fulfilled.
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I met with Prosecutor General Armīns Meisters to strengthen cooperation between the interior services and the prosecution. We discussed the security of Latvia's eastern border, restricting illegal migration, and more effective prosecution of persons who organize human smuggling and illegal crossing of the state border.
I'm grateful for your clear and principled position, dear @Braze_Baiba. Russia seeks to use international sport to create an illusion of normality while continuing its daily attacks against Ukrainian civilians. Every Russian flag displayed while Russian missiles continue to strike Ukrainian cities is a betrayal of the Olympic values of peace and human dignity. The decision now rests with the IOC: stand by the Olympic Charter or become an accomplice in Russia's campaign to normalize its aggression.
I support the European Commission's initiative to make company registration in Europe faster and simpler. Latvia must be a country where a company can be established quickly, simply, and without unnecessary bureaucracy. If Europe wants to introduce a system that allows a company to be registered within 48 hours, we should not look for reasons why it is not possible. We must look for solutions to achieve it. That is why I cannot agree with the Ministry of Justice's position, which focuses more on obstacles than on opportunities. On the issue of the minimum share capital requirement, I also support an approach that allows people to start a business without unnecessary initial barriers. The value of a company is determined not only by its initial capital, but by the idea, work, and ability to create value. If the problem is in work organization, then it must be changed, not the goal. The public administration must adapt to the pace of modern business. Today Latvia is already mentioned as one of the good examples in the field of digital services. Therefore, it is unacceptable to explain in European negotiations why we cannot do something. Latvia must be a country that seeks solutions and sets an example, rather than defending bureaucratic obstacles. Every day an entrepreneur spends waiting for formalities is a lost opportunity for investment, new jobs, and economic growth. Our task is to reduce that time and create an environment where people can more easily implement their ideas.
🟣 Restrictions on Russian and Belarusian sports organizations and athletes must be maintained in full, and the International Olympic Committee's decision to ease sanctions is unacceptable, the Minister of Education and Science @IIndriksone agreed in a conversation with Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports Matviy Bidny. During the conversation, the situation in sports and especially the IOC decisions related to Russia's aggression against Ukraine were discussed. Latvia finds unacceptable the IOC's decision of yesterday, 7 July, to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. 🗣️ 💬 Minister Ilze Indriksone emphasized that Latvia firmly adheres to the position that as long as Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Belarus supports it, there is no basis to reduce the existing restrictions against the sports organizations of aggressor states. More 👉 https://t.co/uCEsOh5sMd