For Latvia's Development promises Riga to regain leading position among Baltic capitals

RIGA - The board of the Riga branch of the party For Latvia's Development has approved the basic document of the pre-election program developed under the leadership of Riga mayoral candidate Juris Puce, the political force told LETA.

The document, called also "Puce's Plan", consists of actions and management principles for the next four years, and all citizens of Riga are invited to participate in the development of the plan with their ideas and suggestions.

The plan consists of 12 separate but interlinked points, covering the most important areas of Riga City Council's responsibility - safety, a family-friendly city, transport infrastructure, housing, utilities, governance, investment, public transport, social services, culture, sport, parks.

"At the municipal level, we need to promote the participation of citizens in decision-making in order to bring about real, desirable changes," said Puce, inviting every citizen of Riga to shape the city the way they want it to be with their ideas and proposals. The politician is convinced that with the implementation of the plan by 2028 Riga will be able to regain its leading position among the Baltic capitals in all positive indicators.

As reported, local elections will be held in early June this year.