The fall of the Latvian government after the Riga supermarket tragedy has exposed deep divisions in the country’s political system

Cianetti, Licia (2013) The fall of the Latvian government after the Riga supermarket tragedy has exposed deep divisions in the country’s political system. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (10 Dec 2013). Website.

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The Riga supermarket tragedy in November prompted the resignation of the Latvian prime minister and the fall of the country’s government. As Licia Cianetti writes, the resignation was largely rooted in party political and ethnic divisions within Latvia, rather than in the tragedy itself. She argues that the upcoming European Parliament and Latvian Parliament elections in 2014 will test whether Latvian politics will remain ethnically divided, or whether the country can make a transition into a stronger left-right political system.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2017 08:54
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72255

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