1.14.2009

Rioting in the Baltic region

Latvians object to their economic fate

Recent protests over Latvia's current economic troubles turned violent on January 13. According to the New York Times report, Latvian "President Valdis Zatlers threatened on Wednesday to call for a referendum which would allow voters to dissolve Parliament, saying trust in the government, including in its ability to deal with growing economic problems, had 'collapsed catastrophically.'"

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