Today, the members of the Saeima’s Requests Commission became witnesses to a private conversation between Urbanovičs and one of his colleagues, which came to light because Urbanovičs forgot to turn off the microphone during the online commission.
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In a conversation with a party member in Russian, the politician discussed how the members of the “Harmony” parliamentary faction should vote for the approval of Wolf as a member of the Council of the Bank of Latvia. “Wow, you don’t support Vilka, because he destroyed the” Liepaja metalworker “. And tell other Latgalians that he needs to be overthrown,” said the politician.
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Later, in a conversation, the audio recording of which was posted on the social media “Facebook” by the deputy Linda Liepiņa, Urbanovičs also discussed with the seemingly another person the response actions that “Sobeža” could implement in response to the actions of the New Conservative Party.
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Shortly after the commission meeting, Urbanovičs expressed regret to the media in a statement to the media.
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“I am guilty. I did not control myself and use rudeness. I apologize to everyone who had to hear it both live and on the social media posts of fellow principals. said the politician.
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He explained that although it was difficult to find excuses for what he said, “the rude words broke out” in a certain situation. The politician reminded that initially the “Harmony” faction had decided to elect a free vote on the issue of appointing Wolf to the position of a member of the Council of the Bank of Latvia.
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“When the members of our party’s Liepāja branch found out about it, I received a lot and very strong reproaches. I said what I now very much regret, “he explained.
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