Latvia Weekly Presents: Rīga Election 2020 Guide

With voting for Rīga City Council less than a month away, Otto and Joe have officially launched their weekly mini-series covering the extraordinary election. In these first two parts, they take a look at the parties that are contending for seats, dissecting their platforms as well as giving a general background on the parties and the major issues. In part 1, they cover the parties or tickets that already currently have members on the council: 

• "Saskaņa" sociāldemokrātiskā partija Partija 
• "Gods kalpot Rīgai" 
• Jaunā konservatīvā partija 
• Nacionālā apvienība "Visu Latvijai!"-"Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK", Latvijas Reģionu Apvienība 
• Attīstībai/Par!, "PROGRESĪVIE" 
• Jaunā VIENOTĪBA

Latvia Weekly · LW Presents: Rīga Election 2020 Guide Part 1 — The Incumbent Parties

In part 2, they look at the parties not currently on city council who are fighting to get seats this time around:

• Politiskā partija "Alternative" 
• Politiskā partija "KPV LV" 
• Jaunā Saskaņa 
• Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība 
• "Latvijas Krievu savienība" 
• Partija "Vienoti Latvijai" 
• Nacionālā Savienība TAISNĪGUMS 
• Rīcības partija 
• "Centra Partija"

Latvia Weekly · LW Presents: Rīga Election 2020 Guide Part 2 — The Challenger Parties

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