RIGA - Latvian Parliament has pushed through a law banning alcohol sales on Sept. 1 - the first day of school - despite the law being previously shot down in committee.
A total of 37 parliament deputies voted for the ban, 31 were opposed, 10 abstained, national news agency LETA reported.
In a seperate plenary vote MPs rejected upping the legal age for purchase of alcoholic beverages from 18 to 21.
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