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Latvia: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Elections in the Shadow of War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Jānis Ikstens
Jānis Ikstens*
Affiliation:
University of Latvia, Rīga, Latvia
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Email: ikstens@latnet.lv
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Abstract

The intensification of Russia's war in Ukraine heavily conditioned Latvian politics in 2022. Not only did politicians become more responsive to public calls to proceed with the de-Russification of the public sphere but also major resources were committed to supporting Ukraine with military and humanitarian aid. In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in October, which drastically altered the political landscape, the war overshadowed issues related to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and rampant inflation.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , December 2023 , pp. 309 - 325
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Copyright © 2023 European Consortium for Political Research

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