Alliance of Young Latvians
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Alliance of Young Latvians Apvienība Jaunlatvieši | |
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| Abbreviation | AJ |
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| Founded | 1 February 2023 |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Membership (2023) | 530[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | |
| Saeima | 0 / 100 |
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Alliance of Young Latvians (Latvian: Apvienība Jaunlatvieši, AJ) is a Latvian political party founded on February 11, 2023.[2] The party board includes former members of For Each and Every One (now Platform 21) Rūdolfs Brēmanis, Edgars Dārznieks and Artūrs Klēbahs. The party claims to stand for Latvian protectionism, a popularly elected president and reduction of bureaucracy and states that Latvia "must be independent from the East or the West".[3] The party had one member of the Saeima, former member of For Stability! Glorija Grevcova.
Brēmanis, a former charge- d'affaires at the Latvian embassy in the United Arab Emirates, is the main suspect in case about a possible embezzlement scheme involving the service apartments of the foreign service. Public Broadcasting of Latvia also reported that Brēmanis might have engaged in the residency permits-for-investment business while still being in the diplomatic service.[4]
European Parliament Elections (2024)[edit]
In the 2024 elections to the European Parliament, the party - among others - fielded the Russophone bookkeeper[5] Olga Čerņavska (Ольга Чернявская Ol'ga Cherniavskaia in Russian),[6][7] who previously had not been active in politics. In the campaigning period, Latvia's State Security Service (VDD) investigated her anti-Latvian and pro-Russian statements.[8] In mid-June 2024, she defected to Belarus, citing 'electoral falsifications'and 'death threats.'[9] The Belarusian propaganda uses her to discredit Latvia (which is similar to the case of the Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt who defected to Belarus in May 2024).[10][11][12]
In Belarus, Čerņavska joined Roman Samul (Romāns Samuļs in Latvian, Роман Самуль in Russian).[13] He had defected from Latvia to Belarus in 2022,[14] after having failed to win a mandate to the Latvian Parliament.[15] In Belarus, Samul gathers displeased Russophones from Latvia[16] for the sake of anti-Latvian propaganda.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Informācija par politisko partiju biedru skaitu". Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne (in Latvian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Informācija par politisko partiju biedru skaitu.
- ^ "Par Mums". www.jaunlatviesi.lv. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Former diplomat in UAE named suspect in criminal case". eng.lsm.lv. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Olga Čerņavska APVIENĪBA JAUNLATVIEŠI.
- ^ Olga Čerņavska, EIROPAS PARLAMENTA VĒLĒŠANAS 2024.
- ^ Анастасия Шубина. 2024. ЦИК закончил регистрировать списки партий на выборы в Европарламент. Chayka. 12 Feb.
- ^ Security Service looks at EP candidate's social media remarks
- ^ Ольга Чернявская рассказала, как проходили выборы в Европарламент - подробности в "Актуальном интервью". 2024. BT. 13 Jun.
- ^ Śladem sędziego Szmydta. „Prześladowana” Rosjanka z Łotwy poprosiła o azyl na Białorusi. 2024. Be;sat. 24 Jun.
- ^ Не прошла в Европарламент — и приехала в Беларусь прославлять Лукашенко. Рассказываем о непростой судьбе новой героини госпропаганды. 2024. Zerkalo. 24 Jun.
- ^ Кандидат в депутаты Европарламента от Латвии: закрывают школы, почты, но есть деньги на Украину. 2024. BelTA. 16 Jun.
- ^ ОЛЬГА ЧЕРНЯВСКАЯ: "В ЛАТВИИ МЕНЯ АРЕСТУЮТ ЗА МОИ ВЗГЛЯДЫ - VDD!". 2024. Роман Самуль / ПРАВДА ТВ. 15 Jun.
- ^ Меня могли убить или посадить. Латыш рассказал, почему покинул свою страну и переехал в Беларусь. 2023. BelTA. 28 May.
- ^ Romans Samuļs TAUTAS KALPI LATVIJAI.
- ^ Латыши Беларуси.
- ^ МИНСК 2 ГЛАЗАМИ БЕЖЕНЦА ИЗ ЛАТВИИ. 2023. Romans Samuls.
