RIGA - Until the long-winded negotiations on forming a new government finally produce fresh air, the winning deputies can only dream of what political peaks they will ascend. For their part, the losers do not see getting out as a step down.Of all the unsuccessful candidates at the Oct. 3 polls, Ilga Kreituse has probably fallen from the greatest height. In 1996, she was the first woman to serve as parliamentary chairman not just in Latvia but in any post-Communist country, which she sees as one of her biggest achievements in office. Another was having the courage to stand for president in ...
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