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The 2022 Parliamentary elections in Latvia marked a tectonic shift in the representation of Russian speakers in the country’s political arena. The well established and powerful Social Democratic Party – Harmony, which used to be the biggest party in Parliament, shocked everyone when it did not pass the electoral threshold. Another major shocker was the 6.80% for newcomer party Stability, which also advocates for Russian minority politics with its charismatic leader Aleksejs Rosļikovs. This party shift surprised many, but not all. With the war in Ukraine and Russian propaganda being top of mind topics for Europe, it is important to understand how this tectonic shift happened between these two Russian minority parties and what we can learn from the
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