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With one polling station yet to report, For Development/For/Progressives ahead in Riga elections

BC, Riga, 30.08.2020.Print version
With 155 of the 156 polling stations reporting their data, For Development/For/Progressives (AP/P), Harmony and New Unity continue to lead by the number of votes received in the Riga City Council elections, the Central Election Commission informed today, writes LETA.

The main candidate for the mayor of Riga from the parties that won the municipal elections on August 29, Martins Stakis

According to the votes counted so far, AP/P leads with 26.17% of votes, followed by Harmony with 16.89% and New Unity with 15.26%.


The ticket of the National Alliance and the Latvian Association of Region follows with 9.63 percent and Honor to Serve Riga (GKR) with 7.71% of votes in the snap elections. Latvia's Russian Union (LKS) has won 6.52% and the New Conservative Party (JKP) 6.39% of votes.


Other parties running in the elections have failed to surpass the 5% vote threshold. The Union of Greens and Farmers has received 4.07 percent, Alternative 3.03%, New Harmony 1.69%  and KPV LV 1.12% of the vote.


According to estimates based on the information available on the Central Election Commission's website, seven political parties would receive seats on the new city council. AP/P would get 18 mandates, Harmony 12, New Unity ten, the National Alliance and the Latvian Association of Regions seven, GKR five, and LKS and JKP would each get four mandates.





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