While many Latvians who live abroad experienced difficulties casting their ballot, those that did go through the trouble tended to vote for the nationalistic For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK party. Approximately 5,000 votes by Latvians living abroad have been counted so far and almost half, 47 percent, voted for the party headed by current Prime Minister Guntars Krasts.By comparison, For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK captured only 14. percent of the vote within Latvia.Former Prime Minister Andris Skele also seems to have captured the imagination of foreign Latvians - his newly formed People's ...
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