About two -thirds of Members / Day will change in the Riga City Council

The biggest changes are related to the arrival of Ainars Schlersse’s « Latvia in the first place » (LPV) in the council and the « Harmony » party.

The LPV Riga City Council has not been represented so far, but has now won 13 deputies. Meanwhile, « Harmony », which currently contains 11 deputies, is not elected to the City Council, so all 11 « Harmony » members will lose their positions.

The list leader Ainars Slesers, his son Edward Slesers, son of LPV politician Vilis Christopan Kaspars Kristopan could enter the LPV list. Also from this list the advertising specialist Erik Stendzenieks, blogger Maija Armaneva, the son of former Rezekne mayor Alexander Bartashevich, Vladislav Bartashevich, as well as former « Harmony » politicians Andrei Klementiev and Sergei Dolgopolov.

Four new MPs, including Mairita Lūse, who has already been a member of the Riga City Council, could be elected from the « progressive » list, but is currently operating in the Saeima.

National Association NA) The new council could bring five new deputies, such as former Saeima deputies Elina Trey, social network activist Liana Lang, author of « Nemelo.lv » Ansi Palm.

The parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Lauma Pegļkalns and the founder of « Delna » and the 13th Saeima deputy Inese Voika, was elected from the « New Unity » (JV) council, but most likely to lose the position of Member of the Member of the Traffic Committee, the current head of the Riga City Council « New Unity ».

The common list of « sovereign power » and « Jaunlatvians » will bring seven new Members to the council, including Julia Stepanenko, the leader of the list.

Along with the « stability » of the party, Alexei Roslikov, former boxer Mairis Briedis and others can obtain the positions of a deputy in the Riga City Council.

Meanwhile, from the combined list (AS) without the leaders of the list, Mara Sprindjuka and Edgar Bergholz, the experienced deputy Romualds Ražuks and former Saeima deputy and Head of Emergency Service Martins Shics entered.

As reported, the LPV has won the highest number of votes in local elections in the Riga City Council, but the Progressive and NA have also achieved very close results, according to the preliminary election results compiled by the Central Election Commission.

Summarizing data from all polling stations, the LPV gained 18.17% of the vote, which gives 13 of the 60 mandates in the City Council.

16.62% of voters voted for « progressive », giving them 11 Member’s mandates, NA – 14.2% of voters, who give it 10 mandates, but the current Mayor of Riga, Vilnius Cherry, gained 12.9% of voters. As a result, JV will receive nine posts.

The SV/AJ gained 12.13% of the vote and could be eight mandates. Two more political forces – the « stability » party, supported by 6.94% of voters, and AS, supported by 6.29% of voters, which allows five and four mandates respectively.

Other parties, including « Latvia’s Development », « Harmony », « Honor to serve Riga » and the combined list of the Greens and Farmers’ Union, have not entered the Riga City Council.

In total, 60 deputies should be elected to the Riga City Council.

Voter activity in Riga reached 52.2%in these elections.