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Topic: Latvian parliamentary election, 1998

	Latvia (01/07)
		Latvians are very tolerant of various religious denominations; in some cases, congregations from two or even three denominations make use of a single church.
		The majority of Latvians belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church; a sizable minority is Russian Orthodox, and Eastern Latvia is predominantly Roman Catholic.
		Latvians and Lithuanians are the only surviving direct descendents of the Baltic peoples who speak languages of the Indo-European family.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5378.htm (4717 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Latvian language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Latvian belongs to the Eastern Baltic sub-group of the Baltic language group in the Indo-European language family, and it is neither Germanic, nor Slavic.
		Latvian emerged as a distinct language in the 16th century, having evolved from Latgalian and assimilating Curonian, Semigallian and Selonian on the way.
		Latvian is one of two living Baltic languages (with the other one being Lithuanian), a group of its own within the Indo-European language family.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Latvian_language (737 words)

	Politics of Latvia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the June 5-6, 1993 elections wherein over 90% of the electorate participated, eight of Latvia's 23 registered political parties passed the four percent threshold to enter parliament.
		Attempts to form right-of-center and leftist governments failed; 7 weeks after the election, a broad but fractious coalition government of six of the nine parties was voted into office under Prime Minister Andris Šķēle, a nonpartisan businessman.
		Local elections in 2001 represented a victory for the left-of-center parties in several municipalities, including Rīga. A leftist coalition in the Rīga City Council elected Gundars Bojārs, a Social Democrat, to the office of mayor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Latvia (1730 words)

	Latvian parliamentary election, 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article or section contains information about an upcoming or ongoing election.
		Content may change dramatically as the election approaches and unfolds.
		The next Latvian general election is scheduled to be held on October 7, 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Latvian_parliamentary_election,_2006 (85 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet / Recursos Electorales en la Internet
		Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives and Elections to the German Bundestag describe the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation system used in both countries, with results of parliamentary elections held in New Zealand from 1996 to 2005 and in Germany from 1972 to 2005.
		The results of parliamentary elections held in Portugal since 1975, as well as a description of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Portuguese legislature are available in Elections to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.
		The results of parliamentary elections held in Denmark since 1990, as well as an overview of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Danish legislature are available in Elections to the Danish Folketing.
	electionresources.org (1557 words)

	[ Kazakh Elections 2004 ]
		Regular elections of the president of the republic shall be held on the first Sunday of December and shall not coincide with the election of a new parliament of the republic.
		Regular elections of the president of the republic are held every seven years on the first Sunday of December of the corresponding year and cannot coincide with elections of a new composition of the parliament.
		The results of vote-counting in elections of the president are established at a meeting of a territorial election commission and are recorded in a protocol which is signed by the chairperson and members of the commission and sent to the Central Election Commission within a two-day period.
	www.rferl.org /specials/kazakhelections/preselections.asp (2110 words)

	Latvijas Republikas Saeima
		Elections of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia were held on March 18, 1990.
		The legal basis for the elections was the Law on the Elections of the Fifth Saeima adopted on October 20, 1992.
		The parliamentary group consisting of Latvia’s Farmers Union, the Christian Democratic Union, and the Latgale Democratic Party functioned until November 1997, when a parliamentary group of Latvia’s Farmers Union and the Christian Democratic Union was formed.
	www.saeima.lv /Informacija_eng/likumdeveju_vesture.html (2280 words)

	Elections in Latvia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Latvia gives information on election and election results in Latvia.
		The parliamentary elections are held on the first Saturday of October.
		Latvia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Latvia (197 words)

	freedomhouse.org: Country Report
		In May 2002, Parliament amended the Law on Elections by removing the provision that required candidates in national and local elections to be proficient in the Latvian language.
		Adopted in 1998, the Law on Information Openness states that all information in the possession of state and local government administrative institutions, including draft legislation, must be made available to the public, unless the law provides for an exception.
		The Public Awareness and Promotion Campaign for Latvian Citizenship was initiated and managed by the Board of Naturalization and the OSCE Mission to Latvia (until its closure in December 2001) in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice Integration Department and the United Nations Development Program, Latvia.
	www.freedomhouse.org /template.cfm?page=47&nit=230&year=2003 (6422 words)

	Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Limited observation of parliamentary elections in Latvia
		The limited election observation mission will focus on the legal framework and its implementation, the work of the election administration at central and regional levels, the political campaign, the media coverage of the campaign, and issues related to the participation of minority populations in the election process.
		ODIHR election monitors speak to a member of the electoral commission at a polling station in Riga during parliamentary elections in Latvia, 7 October, 2006.
		The ODIHR observed elections in Latvia in 1998 and 2002.
	www.osce.org /odihr/item_12_20611.html (336 words)

	Guardian \| Child sex accusations rock Latvian cabinet
		The Baltic state of Latvia is in the throes of a child abuse scandal that allegedly reaches to the very heart of the cabinet, threatening to bring down the government and end the careers of several of the country's top politicians.
		As a result of information unearthed by Riga journalists and a parliamentary commission, six men are in jail awaiting trial on charges of child abuse, pornography involving minors, and selling children into sexual slavery abroad.
		During the 1998 election Mr Skele's campaign posters were defaced by opponents who scrawled allegations that the married prime minister and father of two was gay.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3972195-103681,00.html (758 words)

	The Weekly Crier Archives
		Latvian President Guntis Ulmanis has expressed frustration about the lack of progress in coalition talks and has said he will name a prime ministerial candidate by November 3 whether or not the main parties have signed a coalition agreement.
		Latvians said the nod from the WTO shows Latvia is running neck-to-neck with Estonia, which has often been pegged as the most progressive economy in the in the region and which was the first and only Baltic country to win a coveted invite to start talks on European Union membership.
		Latvian legislators have approved a constitutional amendment which, in addition to guaranteeing basic human rights, also enshrines the supremacy of the Latvian language.
	www.balticsww.com /wkcrier/1012_1026.htm (2435 words)

	Election Updates: Overseas voting in Latvian parliamentary election
		Indeed, Latvia just had a parliamentary election, and according to data that is now available it appears that 7,530 votes outside Latvia were cast in this election, a slight increase over the 7,490 overseas ballots cast in 2002, but a substantial decline from the 10,080 ballots cast in 1998.
		In all, 53 polling stations operated outside of Latvia for this year’s election, almost twice as many as in 2002 when a total of 7,490 votes were cast abroad in person or by mail.
		Election day dawned overcast and at times rainy in Rīga and other parts of Latvia, but in many other spots around the world voters were greeted with clear skies.
	electionupdates.caltech.edu /2006/10/overseas-voting-in-latvian.html (536 words)

	Parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services in the WEU countries - current situation and prospects for reform
		Finally, in any parliamentary democracy parliaments have the possibility of voting with regard to the planned activities of the intelligence services, from the vote on the budget for such activities through to a vote of confidence vis-à-vis the competent minister or indeed the government as a whole.
		Parliamentary scrutiny is exercised through debates in the Bundestag, oral or written questions to the Government, and more specifically the Interior Minister, who is accountable to Parliament, and the reports submitted by the Committee in charge of home affairs, the budget and petitions, or even by specific committees of inquiry handling a particular issue.
		This parliamentary body is flanked by the so-called G-10 Commission, whose title refers to Article 10 of the Basic Law, Germany's supreme legal instrument, in which the principle of the privacy of letters, posts, and telecommunications is entrenched.
	assembly-weu.org /en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2002/1801.html (10590 words)

	NATO PA - Report of the Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities. 'Military Preparations of NATO ...
		Members of three NATO Parliamentary Assembly committees are briefed on the MAP in the course of their meetings with NATO officials each February, and the Assembly's International Staff regularly meets with NATO officials for periodic updates on the MAP.
		In Slovakia, the success of the centre-right coalition in the September parliamentary election put concerns to rest that former Slovak Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar might return to power, as the Slovak electorate voted for parties that clearly advocated NATO membership.
		Latvian defence plans have been judged to be realistic and affordable, but implementation will require a long-term allocation of human and financial resources.
	www.naa.be /Default.asp?SHORTCUT=245 (9955 words)

	Latvian Nazis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Much of her research and publications focused on Latvian folk literature and psycholinguistics, and she also played a large role in Latvian organisations in North America.
		In 1998 ViKe-Freiberga was named as the first director of the Latvian Institute, created with state funding as an NGO promoting Latvia's image.
		Her mastery of languages (aside from French and Latvian she is also fluent in English, German and many other languages, and is currently learning Russian) has been a godsend to Latvian diplomacy.
	www.aeronautics.ru /archive/wwii/baltic_nazis/latvia/bio_001.htm (614 words)

	Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE Web site)
		The parliamentary elections in Montenegro on 10 September were held largely in line with OSCE commitments and Council of Europe standards for democratic elections.
		Fundamental human values and mutual understanding being the cornerstones of the Council of Europe, it was important for the 46-nation organisation to engage in a dialogue with religions on specific issues of common interest, he said.
		According to a motion for a resolution of members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the differing attitudes negatively impact on cooperation in the fight against forced prostitution, the one and only form of prostitution unanimously condemned in Europe.
	assembly.coe.int /Main.asp?.../Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc99/EDOC8426.htm (1017 words)

	Election 2002 in Europe \| Europe \| Deutsche Welle \| 28.02.2002
		Parliamentary elections are scheduled for March 17 in the country of 10 million, which has seen rapid economic growth since joining the EU in 1985.
		Though elections have traditionally featured competition between party platforms, this September’s vote is shaping up as a personality contest, not richer in rhetoric than genuine debate.
		Elections to take place this year are not yet scheduled, and it will be hard for President Boris Trajkovski to choose the perfect moment.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,,451067,00.html (1610 words)

	Latvian newspaper urges greater government support for Belarusian opposition :: Charter'97 :: News :: 23/12/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A leading newspaper commentator regrets that the Latvian authorities have not reacted in support of a Belarusian opposition leader, who is a former ambassador to Latvia and who is going on trial in Minsk tomorrow.
		Marynich "was knocked out of the game" for preventive reasons in advance of the parliamentary "election" that was held in Belarus.
		At least two well-known Belarusian opposition leaders who have publicly questioned the legitimacy of the recent parliamentary election are also behind bars.
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2004/12/23/news (924 words)

	RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 2, No. 239, 98-12-15
		Baigeldi said the early October decision of the country's parliament to hold elections in January 1999 "expresses the will of the Kazakh people." He viewed the participation of four candidates in the upcoming election as "the best proof" that the vote will be democratic.
		The study asserts that the reason for the high level of corruption in Latvia is the largely unregulated competence of civil servants and their arbitrary application of the regulations that are in force.
		Asked by RFE/RL's Latvian Service last week whether he believes the World Bank study is "accurate," the prime minister answered "yes." He went on to argue that "you cannot expect the legacy of Soviet mentality to disappear overnight" but pledged that his cabinet would seek to deal with the issue.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/rferl/1998/98-12-15.rferl.html (3445 words)

	The Constitution of Latvian Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Latvian language is the official language in the Republic of Latvia.
		Everyone having a Latvian passport shall be protected by the State when abroad and has the right to freely return to Latvia.
		Local governments shall be elected by Latvian citizens and citizens of the European Union who permanently reside in Latvia.
	www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv /Eng/satversme.htm (4253 words)

	Baltic News/November 23-December 7, 1998
		In a televised speech on December 1, President Meri said he hoped the election would result in a less splintered parliament and a more stable, decisive government, which he said was key to the nation’s development.
		Latvian legislators on November 26 voted by a larger-than-expected majority to approve a minority coalition government that includes one right-wing and two centrist parties.
		Latvian President Guntis Ulmanis said he was disappointed a majority-coalition government could not be formed.
	www.balticsworldwide.com /wkcrier/1123_1207.htm (2543 words)

	Government dominated election campaign, OSCE observers say :: Charter'97 :: News :: 20/10/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A preliminary report by the OSCE observation mission that monitored the vote said that the government failed to ensure the independence of the election administration, which led to the role of election commissions at all levels and that of the state being closely interwoven.
		The mission`s overall conclusion is that the elections fell significantly short of the OSCE standards for democratic elections.
		The mission said that it came under "unprecedented verbal attack and public accusation" from senior government officials and government media, which alleged that the mission was biased and had foregone conclusions about the poll.
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2004/10/20/osce (688 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: [CL] Nr. 267, 28 September - 5 October 1998
		Under the Latvian Constitution the candidate for the prime minister is chosen by the President.
		The Latvian nation has any right to condemn the Soviet regime and the crimes committed on behalf of the regime, which has been one of the most cruel acts directly affecting Latvian, as well as other nations' fates.
		The consular issues subcommittee joined by consular service officials from the three countries are working to unify the procedures of travelling to and from and staying in the three countries in order to soften travel regulations for foreigners in the Baltics, as well as to bring the legislation in line with the EU requirements.
	www.am.gov.lv /en?id=3803 (3064 words)

	Transitions Online: Quiet Revolution in the Classroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On 7 October 2006, Latvia held its ninth parliamentary elections since regaining independence in 1991.
		In 2004, the news of parliamentary approval for an amendment to the law mandating that 60 percent of classes in all minority high schools, beginning in the 10th grade, be taught in the Latvian language sent much of the Russian community, egged on by Moscow, into a storm of protest.
		This wasn’t the case during the 2002 general elections, when the country’s Russians were quaking with apprehension over proposed amendments to the education law.
	www.tol.cz /look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=190&NrSection=3&NrArticle=17769 (586 words)

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		Elections of the President of the Republic of Lithuania '97
		Republic of Macedonia - 1998 parliamentary election resutls
		The Dynamics of Change Accross Europe" ESRC project that examines contemporary processes of political, security, economic, social and cultural change across the European continent; the Programme has both east-west and north-south dimensions and many of the 27 projects are cross-country comparisons.
	www2.essex.ac.uk /elect/database/usefulLinks.asp (550 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Central and Eastern Europe
		Parliamentary Elections in Moldova on March 6, 2005, in Romanian, Russian and English
		Elections in the Slovak Republic, in Slovak and English
		Republic of Slovenia - decision-making by citizens on elections and referendums, in Slovene and English
	electionresources.org /eastern.europe.html (232 words)

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