国际英语资讯:Dissolution of Riga City Council to be delayed as Latvian president suspends bills
<p><span word="RIGA">RIGA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dissolution">dissolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Riga">Riga</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Egils">Egils</span> <span word="Levits">Levits</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 41 <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promulgation">promulgation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="council">council</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dissolution">dissolution</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="KPV">KPV</span> <span word="LV">LV</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sacking">sacking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Riga">Riga</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promulgation">promulgation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dissolution">dissolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Riga">Riga</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Latvia">Latvia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="right">right</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p>
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