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      Latvia: Parliamentary elections get under way in Riga01:02

      Latvia: Parliamentary elections get under way in Riga

      Latvia, Riga
      Politics
      October 4, 2014 at 00:21 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Parliamentary elections got under way in Riga on Saturday, with people queuing up to cast their ballots.

      Nils Usakovs, the mayor of Riga and the leader of the left-wing alliance Harmony Centre, hoped to get enough votes to get the party in government. In the 2011 election, Harmony Centre won 28.36% votes, making them the largest oppositional party.

      A total of 953 voting stations have been opened throughout Latvia. .

      Latvia: Parliamentary elections get under way in Riga01:02
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      Parliamentary elections got under way in Riga on Saturday, with people queuing up to cast their ballots.

      Nils Usakovs, the mayor of Riga and the leader of the left-wing alliance Harmony Centre, hoped to get enough votes to get the party in government. In the 2011 election, Harmony Centre won 28.36% votes, making them the largest oppositional party.

      A total of 953 voting stations have been opened throughout Latvia. .

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