Countdown To Elections Begins

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Elections to the country's 100-seat unicameral parliament are due to take place in October. And while the four-party governing coalition is likely to hold until then, it is unlikely to be together afterwards. The free market New Era (JL), the conservative People's Party (TP), the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS), and the christian democratic Latvia's First Party (LPP) have all seen their approval ratings decline over the past few years. Each has its fair share of internal problems. Moreover, they do not get on.