Latvians are choosing a new Parliament in an election overshadowed by
the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal with resurgent neighbor
Russia. The center-right coalition government,
which welcomed the buildup of NATO forces in the region as protection
against Russia, is pitted against the opposition Harmony party, a
left-leaning group — supported mainly by the country’s Russian-speaking
minority — which favors balancing Latvia’s Western orientation with
stronger links to Moscow. …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
