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Latvia's majority is for dissolution of parliament - early results
RIGA, July 24 (Itar-Tass) -- Latvia's citizens have supported
dissolution of the parliament, which was the subject of the referendum on
Saturday.
According to the preliminary information the Central Elections
Commission received from 470 of 1,028 election stations, the majority -
94.7 percent - are for dissolution of the seim /parliament/, and only 5.06
were against it. The final results are expected later in the morning on
Sunday, but official results will be announced on July 26, Latvia's head
of the Central Elections Commission Arnis Tsimdars said on Sunday.
Latvia finished on Saturday night a referendum on the dissolution of
the national parliament initiated by its former president Valdis Zatlers.
The voting went smoothly, without any incidents, the commission said.
There were lines of those who came to vote at some of the voting stations.
No major violations were registered on the day.
Latvia organised 950 election stations in the country and 78 abroad.
The question of the referendum was "Are you for dissolution of the tenth
seim /parliament/?" Voters were to tick either a Yes or No answer.
Under the national laws, if the majority of voters support Zatlers'
initiative, early parliamentary elections are to be held within two months
after the dissolution of the current parliament. Such elections are likely
to be held in September, the country's Central Elections Commission said
earlier.
On May 28, the former president initiated this referendum having
accused lawmakers of "serving the interests of oligarchs," and of the
"selling out official posts."
Latvia's population is 2.3 million people, of whom only 1.6 million
are eligible voters. About 345,000 Russian speakers who have no Latvian
passports will not take part in the voting. Since Latvia's break-up from
the former Soviet Union in 1991, Russian speakers have been stripped off
most of political rights, including the right to vote in municipal and
parliamentary elections, in elections to the European parliament, and to
take part in national referendums.
dissolution of the parliament, which was the subject of the referendum on
Saturday.
According to the preliminary information the Central Elections
Commission received from 470 of 1,028 election stations, the majority -
94.7 percent - are for dissolution of the seim /parliament/, and only 5.06
were against it. The final results are expected later in the morning on
Sunday, but official results will be announced on July 26, Latvia's head
of the Central Elections Commission Arnis Tsimdars said on Sunday.
Latvia finished on Saturday night a referendum on the dissolution of
the national parliament initiated by its former president Valdis Zatlers.
The voting went smoothly, without any incidents, the commission said.
There were lines of those who came to vote at some of the voting stations.
No major violations were registered on the day.
Latvia organised 950 election stations in the country and 78 abroad.
The question of the referendum was "Are you for dissolution of the tenth
seim /parliament/?" Voters were to tick either a Yes or No answer.
Under the national laws, if the majority of voters support Zatlers'
initiative, early parliamentary elections are to be held within two months
after the dissolution of the current parliament. Such elections are likely
to be held in September, the country's Central Elections Commission said
earlier.
On May 28, the former president initiated this referendum having
accused lawmakers of "serving the interests of oligarchs," and of the
"selling out official posts."
Latvia's population is 2.3 million people, of whom only 1.6 million
are eligible voters. About 345,000 Russian speakers who have no Latvian
passports will not take part in the voting. Since Latvia's break-up from
the former Soviet Union in 1991, Russian speakers have been stripped off
most of political rights, including the right to vote in municipal and
parliamentary elections, in elections to the European parliament, and to
take part in national referendums.
