Latvian voters back government’s austerity

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Series Details 4.10.10
Publication Date 04/10/2010
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Features report on the results of the general election in Latvia, 2 October 2010.

Latvians were said to have given their backing to more tough austerity measures, re-electing the country’s centre-right government in the first vote since the Baltic state received a €7.5bn bail-out from the International Monetary Fund.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Latvian parliamentary election, 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/latvian-parliamentary-election-2010/
BBC News, 3.10.10: Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition wins elections http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11460358
France24, 3.10.10: Voters choose centre-right coalition over pro-Russia leftists http://www.france24.com/en/20101003-latvia-voters-choose-centre-right-coalition-over-pro-russia-leftists-dombrovskis-unity-harmony
Deutsche Welle, 2.10.10: Latvia's center-right government wins majority http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6068495,00.html

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