Riga: A New Beginning
On Aug. 29, 2020, Riga held snap municipal elections. The results deeply rocked the political landscape of the Latvian capital.
Harmony, the leading Latvian Russian-speakers party, which has run the city since 2009, lost its top position to the alliance of the social liberal Development/For! party and social-democrat environmentalists, the Progressives.
This article will explain the background of Harmony’s demise and discuss the victory of the Development/For! and Progressives alliance. But before launching into a more in-depth analysis, a brief reminder of the Latvian political system is due. Municipal councils in Latvia are elected in equal, direct, and proportional elections. Before the elections, registered political parties and electoral alliances of two or more parties propose lists of candidates for the elections. Independent non-party candidates can join party lists, but cannot present their own. Citizens do not directly elect the city mayor (elected by the council), but parties announce their candidates for the position before the elections.
Harmony, the leading Latvian Russian-speakers party, which has run the city since 2009, lost its top position to the alliance of the social liberal Development/For! party and social-democrat environmentalists, the Progressives.
This article will explain the background of Harmony’s demise and discuss the victory of the Development/For! and Progressives alliance. But before launching into a more in-depth analysis, a brief reminder of the Latvian political system is due. Municipal councils in Latvia are elected in equal, direct, and proportional elections. Before the elections, registered political parties and electoral alliances of two or more parties propose lists of candidates for the elections. Independent non-party candidates can join party lists, but cannot present their own. Citizens do not directly elect the city mayor (elected by the council), but parties announce their candidates for the position before the elections.
Taip gaunas, kad Lietuva ir po 100 m. nepasiveja latvių čia
Aišku, sovietmečiu dar galėjo prisidėti labai nedėkinga buvo Lietuvos vienkiemių naikinimo politika, turintis panašumų į Rumunijoje vykdytą sistemizaciją, tas galėjo sugadinti žmonių privačios nuosavybės priežiūros supratimą, netgi galimas daiktas, kad lietuviai neproporcingai nuo to galėjo nukentėti psichologiškai, lyginant su kaimynais (tuo bandyčiau paaiškinti didesnį savižudybių kiekį, gal dar nusikalstamumą). Lietuvius rusai per se skriaudė neproporcingai labiau, mano nuomone (ir berods ne tik mano nuomonė 
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