Ulmanis stands firmly for integration

  • 1998-07-09
  • Steven C. Johnson
RIGA – Guntis Ulmanis is a big man. His broad shoulders and booming voice lend him a presence well-suited to a country's head of state. His firm but swift clutch-and-pump handshake is powerful, reassuring.But this year, barely more than half over, has already proved stormy enough to try the toughest Latvian souls. Bombings, tensions with Russia, and the never-ending citizenship saga have reshuffled the country's ruling coalition, twice pushed its prime minister to the edge of termination, and are now likely to bring the country its first public referendum – on whether to liberalize the citi...
 
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