Stak admitted that the good result of the political union in the extraordinary elections is a great success, but he “deliberately does not use the word” victory “, because victory will be when you can look at the people of Riga and say – here is a repaired street, here is a bicycle lane “.
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“The voter has given us confidence, it is now our turn to keep our promises,” Stack said.
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According to Staķis, the success of “Development / About!” / “Progressive” in the elections can be explained by the fact that the people of Riga wanted cooperation and his list was able to unite four political forces, moreover, the leaders of the neighborhood also started on the list. That is why they are also most ready to lead the council coalition talks, “because we know that people are different, but we can unite for a common goal”.
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Negotiations have not yet started – first there will be meetings of the board of all the forces that make up the list, and then a joint meeting, agreeing, “with whom we will talk, in what order and who will be the negotiators,” Stakis revealed.
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He believes that the coalition should be formed by the opposition forces of the current City Council – together with the “New Unity”, the National Union / Association of Latvian Regions, the New Conservative Party.
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In total, according to the preliminary results, these 4 parties could have 39 out of 60 seats in the Riga City Council.
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“There has to be a broad position, one that is able to do the job, so you don’t have to go to ask for votes for every decision,” Stack said.
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He also said that during the term of the council, he would like to “end the silent war between pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, so that everyone has their place in the city, so that everyone feels comfortable”.
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He also wants the people who are our heroes, who come to our aid every day, to be properly remunerated.
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Vilnis Ķirsis, the candidate for the position of the mayor of “Jaunā Vienotības”, admitted LTV “Rīta panorāma”, the results definitely give Staķis the opportunity to take the initiative and invite everyone to the coalition talks, “the initiative is in his hands”.
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“The old power of Riga has been defeated,” the government coalition has won, now we have to sit at the table and see what needs to be done as a matter of priority, Kirsi said.
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He acknowledged that the “New Unity” has no settings, what areas it wants to monitor in the city, but has priorities – the fight against corruption, good governance, reducing the number of kindergartens and infrastructure, “which is under every criticism in Riga”.
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Political scientist Iveta Kažoka for LTV “Rīta panorāmai” predicted that if the coalition of the Riga City Council were formed by the current government coalition parties,
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relations between the capital’s municipality and the state will be better, there will be less contradictions between Riga and the state.
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The question is whether these parties will be able to cooperate and whether Staķis will be able to unite them, Kažoka pointed out.
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As reported, after the aggregation of 94.20% of votes in the extraordinary elections of the Riga City Council, the party associations “For Development / For!” and the Progressive Party (AP / PRO), which was supported by 25.97% of the electorate, followed by the Conciliation Party with 16.81% of the vote and third with 15.10% of the vote at the New Unity ( JV).
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The combined list of the National Union “All for Latvia!” – “For Fatherland and Freedom” / LNNK and the Association of Latvian Regions (NA / LRA) has so far won 9.54% of the vote, while the party “Honor to Serve Riga” (GKR) has currently received 7, 61% of the vote.
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The Latvian Russian Union (LKS) follows with 6.48% of votes, but the New Conservative Party with 6.37% of votes.
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Consequently, the potential winner of the election – AP / PRO – would get 18 seats, “consistently” could take 12 seats, JV – ten, NA / LRA would get seven seats, GKR – five, but LKS and JKP would get four seats. places, according to LETA calculations.
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