国际英语资讯:Signature campaign to begin in Latvia over controversial amendments to municipal election la
<p><span word="RIGA">RIGA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 27-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latvia">Latvia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="January">January</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baltic">Baltic</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Eligible">Eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 14, 2020, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="councils">councils</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="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Riga">Riga</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dissolved">dissolved</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Egils">Egils</span> <span word="Levits">Levits</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</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="a">a</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="promulgation">promulgation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</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="center">center</span>-<span word="right">right</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</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="that">that</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> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p>
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