RIGA - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has not finsihed counting votes in the Oct. 3 election cast by Latvians living abroad. But already, claims that it is still too difficult for expatriated Latvians to participate in the country's democratic process are being made."Latvians abroad got the impression, whether rightly or wrongly, that the authorities in Riga were not all that keen to see them taking part in the election and referendum," said MP Juris Sinka, foreign commissioner for the Parliament. "There have been complaints."In early September, applications for ballots were sent to ...
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