KPV LV nominates non-partisan businessman Peteris Smidre for Latvia s next economics minister
RIGA, May 14 (LETA) - KPV LV party during a meeting with Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) and his New Unity party on Friday proposed non-partisan businessman Peteris Smidre for the post of Latvia s next economics minister, Maris Mozvillo, chairman of the KPV LV group in the Saeima, informed LETA.
In accordance with the coalition agreement, the prime minister is supposed to present Smidre s candidacy to the Saeima, the KPV LV leader said.
Mozvillo indicated that Smidre is a non-partisan, independent candidate and that KPV LV expects his nomination to ease political tensions within the coalition. Any coalition partner would be free to propose their initiatives to Smidre as a non-partisan minister, the lawmaker said.
Intolerance, homophobia and violence have no place in our society - Karins 2021-04-27
Photo: Saeima
RIGA - Intolerance, homophobia and violence have no place in our society, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) said on Monday after the coalition meeting in connection with a recent tragic incident in Tukums.
The public needs clarity about what happened in Tukums, the Prime Minister said in response to a question LETA.
Asked whether the investigation into the Tukums incident could be carried out centrally at the national level, Maris Mozvillo (KPV LV), head of the Saeima faction of KPV LV, expressed confidence that Interior Minister Sandis Girgens (KPV LV) is working hard to uncover this crime.