The Central Election Commission on Tuesday decided to remove Tatjana Zdanoka, the leader of Latvia’s Russian Union, from the party’s ticket registered for upcoming parliamentary elections.
The Central Election Commission’s decision is based on a court ruling stating that Zdanoka was an active member of the Communist Party after January 31, 1991, which under the Saeima Election Law makes her ineligible to run in Latvia’s parliamentary elections.
However, since the Constitution Court has ordered an individual assessment of each suc...
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