Voters not fazed by sleazy reputation of political leaders

Nov 11, 2009
From wire reports

RIGA - Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs’ return to lead the Union of Greens and Farmers’ (ZZS) charge in the run for the prime minister’s office in next year’s Saeima elections shows that Latvian society is to a large extent indifferent towards a politician’s reputation, shows a recent poll of political analysts, reports news agency LETA. Lembergs has been charged with serious criminal offenses, though remains in the mayor’s office in the seaside town of Ventspils. Political scienti ...

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