tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post7954996335272642252..comments2024-01-25T06:44:00.861+02:00Comments on LATVIAN ABROAD: Latvian presidential election: the stage is set!Latvian abroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07206431082954964671noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-2479564583976623272014-11-27T20:08:59.192+02:002014-11-27T20:08:59.192+02:00electronic cigarette, smokeless cigarettes, electr...electronic cigarette, <a href="http://top5ecigarettesreviewed.com" rel="nofollow">smokeless cigarettes</a>, <a href="http://electroniccigarettesreviewed.org" rel="nofollow">electronic cigarettes</a>, <a href="http://top5ecigarettesreviews.com" rel="nofollow">ecigs</a>, <a href="http://topelectroniccigarettesreviews.com" rel="nofollow">electronic cigarette</a>, <a href="http://topecigarettesreviewed.com" rel="nofollow">e cigarette health</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-23079299039020545202007-05-28T08:20:00.000+03:002007-05-28T08:20:00.000+03:00Yeah, I go to Bastiks' church in Riga. Mateja bazn...Yeah, I go to Bastiks' church in Riga. Mateja baznica. <BR/><BR/>We'll see what happens Thursday....Alekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189758672961114750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-52836257777819850452007-05-28T00:11:00.000+03:002007-05-28T00:11:00.000+03:00Bastiks is your pastor? Seriously?The attack on En...Bastiks is your pastor? Seriously?<BR/><BR/>The attack on Endzins' Communist Party past is a red herring. If none of candidates gets majority and there is a new coalition candidate with a Communist past... Bastiks might forget that quite quickly.<BR/><BR/>To me, that outcome starts looking quite plausible. If a large number of coalition MPs is unhappy, they could vote against both candidates and force their leadership to nominate someone new.Latvian abroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206431082954964671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-2653101510934805012007-05-27T22:52:00.000+03:002007-05-27T22:52:00.000+03:00There might be cracks in the coalition, though. It...There might be cracks in the coalition, though. It's not clear what the Bees will decide. Their votes could make or break the decision who will become the next president. <BR/><BR/>It's funny -- the dirt on Endzins is coming out. The family affairs minister -- and my pastor -- Bistiks came out today to say something about Endzins' using the Communist Party when it was favorable to him, etc. etc. Nevermind that Endzins voted for Latvia's independence in 1990, that he was a part of Latvijas Tautas Fronte, or that his record since independence. To them, once a commie, always a commie.Alekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189758672961114750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-84349226604714136712007-05-27T18:26:00.000+03:002007-05-27T18:26:00.000+03:00I agree about Kalniete! She is not electable in th...I agree about Kalniete! She is not electable in the present situation. But I still think she would be a very good president, possibly the best of all candidates.<BR/><BR/>Endzins will have the same problem with votes from four-party coalition, but at least, he has support from Saskanas Centrs. (I wonder if they felt Kalniete was too nationalist for them...)Latvian abroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206431082954964671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-45168208608206184972007-05-27T16:33:00.000+03:002007-05-27T16:33:00.000+03:00While I agree that Kalniete would have made a resp...While I agree that Kalniete would have made a respectable president, I didn't think she stood a chance in the current political climate. She was nominated by Jaunais Laiks before the fall elections. The party was betting that it would get them enough votes to get into the government coalition. But they were left on the sidelines along with two Russian parties. At that point, Kalniete's chances diminished. The four coalition parties wouldn't have ever voted for her. <BR/><BR/>I've also noticed that whereas Zatlers -- though nominated as an "independent candidate" by four-party coalition -- perceived largely as a Mr. Slice's puppet, Mr Endzins, who was nominated by Saskanas Centrs, is not perceived to be the puppet of the Russkies. <BR/><BR/>Reputation means everything in politics.Alekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189758672961114750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28036943.post-501700927973823262007-05-26T11:42:00.000+03:002007-05-26T11:42:00.000+03:00A good summary, Andri, but I just want to note tha...A good summary, Andri, but I just want to note that Endziņš <I>does</I> have foreign policy experience -- he led the Latvian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, was a member of the Latvian delegation to PACE, and has worked on the Venice Commission (the European Commission for Democracy through Law) and in the Baltic Assembly.Pēteris Cedriņšhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427626605836088551noreply@blogger.com