The grotesque shamelessness of Latvia's political "elite"

  • 2008-05-01
  • By Karlis Streips
All of the political parties which make up Latvia's governing clique have major questions to answer about their occasional or sometimes utter lack of ethics and honesty. This month two in particular stand out.  These are the two parties which, according to the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), grossly violated campaign financing limits during the 2006 parliamentary campaign 's the People's Party (TP) and the First Party of Latvia/Latvia's Way (LPP/LC).The TP, whose leaders appear to believe that because they were elected to Parliament, they have been given carte bl...
 
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