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Alliance of Young Latvians

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.

Alliance of Young Latvians
Apvienība Jaunlatvieši
AbbreviationAJ
Leader
Founded1 February 2023; 21 months ago (2023-02-01)
HeadquartersRiga
Membership (2023)530[1]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
Colours
  •   Red
Saeima
0 / 100
Website
www.jaunlatviesi.lv

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)

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In the 2024 elections to the European Parliament, the party fielded the Russophone homemaker Olga Čerņavska (Russian: Ольга Чернявская),[5][6] who previously had not been active in politics. In the campaigning period, Latvia's State Security Service investigated her statements that were considered to be anti-Latvian and pro-Russian.[7] In mid-June 2024, she defected to Belarus, claiming 'electoral falsification' and 'death threats.'[8] The propaganda of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko has used her to publish content that attacks Latvian government and other institutions by using pro-Russian narratives (which is similar to the case of the Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt who defected to Belarus in May 2024).[9][10][11]

In Belarus, Čerņavska joined former COVID-19 misinformation activist Romāns Samuļs (Latvian: Роман Самуль).[12][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 acts as a leader of a group of disillusioned Russophones from Latvia for the sake of anti-Latvian propaganda.[16][17]

Election results

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European Parliament elections

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Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2024 Rūdolfs Brēmanis 11,067 2.15 (#10)
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References

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  1. ^ "Informācija par politisko partiju biedru skaitu". Uzņēmumu reģistra tīmekļvietne (in Latvian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ Informācija par politisko partiju biedru skaitu.
  3. ^ "Par Mums". www.jaunlatviesi.lv. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Former diplomat in UAE named suspect in criminal case". eng.lsm.lv. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Olga Čerņavska - APVIENĪBA JAUNLATVIEŠI / Eiropas Parlamenta vēlēšanas 2024 - LSM.lv". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Шубина, Анастасия (12 February 2024). "ЦИК закончил регистрировать списки партий на выборы в Европарламент". Chayka.lv (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Security Service looks at EP candidate's social media remarks". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ Ольга Чернявская рассказала, как проходили выборы в Европарламент - подробности в "Актуальном интервью". 2024. BT. 13 Jun.
  9. ^ "Śladem sędziego Szmydta. „Prześladowana" Rosjanka z Łotwy poprosiła o azyl na Białorusi". belsat.eu (in Polish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Не прошла в Европарламент — и приехала в Беларусь прославлять Лукашенко. Рассказываем о непростой судьбе новой героини госпропаганды". Zerkalo.io (in Russian). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. ^ Кандидат в депутаты Европарламента от Латвии: закрывают школы, почты, но есть деньги на Украину. 2024. BelTA. 16 Jun.
  12. ^ ОЛЬГА ЧЕРНЯВСКАЯ: "В ЛАТВИИ МЕНЯ АРЕСТУЮТ ЗА МОИ ВЗГЛЯДЫ - VDD!". 2024. Роман Самуль / ПРАВДА ТВ. 15 Jun.
  13. ^ ""Putins ir skaistulītis!" – uz Minsku aizmukušais "Baltijas antifašists" Samuļs atradis darbu propagandas medijos". Jauns.lv (in Latvian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ Меня могли убить или посадить. Латыш рассказал, почему покинул свою страну и переехал в Беларусь. 2023. BelTA. 28 May.
  15. ^ "Romans Samuļs - TAUTAS KALPI LATVIJAI / 14. Saeimas vēlēšanas - LSM.lv". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. ^ Латыши Беларуси.
  17. ^ МИНСК 2 ГЛАЗАМИ БЕЖЕНЦА ИЗ ЛАТВИИ. 2023. Romans Samuls.
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