RIGATwo days after deciding to hold the presidential election three months early, Latvia's government abruptly reversed course on March 6, saying the vote would wait until June as initially planned.Earlier last week, Latvia's 100-member Parliament, which elects the president by majority vote, agreed to move the vote from June to March 12.President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, whose first term ends in June, was expected to be the only candidate, and all four government parties plus the opposition People's Party had pledged their support, assuring her 65 votes.But the decision was derided in the pre...
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