Igors Prelatovs / Article / LSM.lv has been elected mayor of Daugavpils

Igors Prelatovs (“Our Party”) has been elected the Chairman of the Daugavpils City Council with 11 votes.

Also on Monday, June 29, the deputy chairman of the council – Livija Jankovska from “Our Party” was elected.

A new city council was elected two and a half weeks after the previous council chairman Withdrawal of Andrejs Elksniņš (“Harmony”) from office.

According to the archives of the news agency LETA, Prelatov served as the Deputy Chairman of the Daugavpils City Council until March 12 this year, but resigned to prevent speculation that by using his position and being the Deputy Chairman of the City Council, he could influence the work of the commission established at that time. for the evaluation of the legality and usefulness of the decisions taken by the officials of the City Council in connection with the transfer of a prepayment of 300,000 euros to SIA “Modus būve”.

At that time, he also confirmed that he would continue to work as a council member and would be actively involved in the work of the municipality, fulfilling his promises to the citizens.

CONTEXT:

After the last municipal elections in Daugavpils City Council, the coalition was formed by “S Harmona” with “Our Party” Andrejs Under the guidance of Elksniņš, but at the beginning of September 2017, the situation changed. Andrejs The elf was overthrown, Latgale Party and “Our Party” formed a new coalition as chairman electing Richard Eigim. Later, the coalition disintegrated, and the acting deputy chairman of Daugavpils City Council was Igors Prelatovs, First Deputy Chairman of the City Council from “Our Party”.

In January 2019, Elksniņš returned Latvia’s second largest city is measured in twilight.

New changes in the management of Daugavpils City Council took place in June 2020, when Elksniņš was overthrown by the mayor.

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