Who initiated the referendum defeat of the marginalized, writes in his blog, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (“unity”).
As informs radio MIX 102.7 FM, he thanked all the citizens of Latvia who participated in the referendum and voted against secession society and bilingualism. “
According to the premier, a major role in the outcome of the referendum has played and the broad support for the Latvian language as the only State on the part of national minorities, which were the Association of workers of the Russian culture in Latvia, society of Ukrainian intelligentsia, Estonian, Lithuanian, Hebrew, Polish, Belarusian, Roma and other communities.
“Persons who wanted to divide this referendum in society, were defeated. Contrary to the intent of the referendum was the most serious and widespread debate about the fundamentals of our State in the past 20 years. As a result, many citizens remember their responsibility to the State and showed her, and it’s contribution to the development of civil society. This discussion should continue, because the basis of Latvia should be clear to everyone, “said Dombrovskis.
Referendum on bilingualism was a provocation, which the organizers had been known in advance. This resonance is only its proponents that attempt to disguise the language issue, other problems, said the Latvian radio leader “Zatlers Reform Party (RPP), Valdis Zatlers.
As informs radio MIX FM 102.7, Zatlers said none of the initiators of the referendum could not say what exactly is the problem of the Russian-speaking population in Latvia.
In his view, the initiators of the referendum were dishonest and the Russians, many of whom voted against.
Zatlers disagrees that the former programme integration in Latvia was bad. Cost compare with what was the situation in Latvia, 20 years ago, when active “Interfront”, he said.
Error language policy Zatlers considers too strict control over the use of the official language sector, rather than focus on learning. “Any control of the resistance,” said the leader of the party.
For attempting to embroil the two Latvian communities must answer Vladimir Linderman, who initiated a referendum on Russian language. You need to bring to justice, said singer Olga Stare the newspaper Diena. The singer expressed its full satisfaction with the outcome of the referendum in which the majority of citizens voted against giving the Russian language official status. “Latvia speaks Latvian, Russian, Russia-Poland-Polish. If Latvia wants to make your each existential State language, what is? “said Stare. “I just spoke at the Eurovision Song Contest together with our Russian youth. They all spoke in Latvian and told me that don’t want the Russian language was the second State, “Stare.
The leader of the National Association Visu Latvijai!-TB/LNNK Imants Paradnieks the coalition has promised to stimulate discussion on the transition to Latvian language of instruction in all schools, taking into account the interests of minorities. It says He is prepared to offer Portal diena.lv changes in educational content separately for Latvian schools and schools for national minorities. As I wrote earlier, MixNews Paradnieks, said that there was a need to integrate aliens into Latvian environment, and particular attention should be paid to the establishment of patriotic organizations for youth and the Âunsardze.
People who cannot take Latvia as a nation State and hoped to restore the Russian powers, want to help find a place outside the country, where they will feel happier, said Paradnieks. The Russian language the status of a second State about 25% of citizens voted the same as once voted against independence of Latvia, recalled Paradnieks. According to him, this proves that integration policy was unsuccessful. If these people feel bad in Latvia, they need help to find a place where they will feel happier. As you know, Russia is calling its citizens back, said representative VL-TB/LNNK. According to Paradnieksa, if 90% of the inhabitants of the ask Zilupskogo edges that voted in favour of bilingualism where they wish to live in Latvia or Russia, the answer most likely would have been quite different. According to the politician, in a referendum, the people gave a clear mandate for Latvian, Latvia and its outcome constitute a failure of the Kremlin ideology. Paradnieks said that after the referendum, it must be recognized that integration in Latvia, and to begin a dialogue on how to promote patriotic education society.
He was supported by the representative of “Unity” Dzintars Abikis, which stressed the need to assess whether and how it is taught in schools in the history of Latvia.
The leader of the “mother tongue” Vladimir Linderman, initiating a referendum on awarding Russian a second State status, directly opposite result, Member of the Sejm from National Association VL-TB/LNNK Dzintars Rasnačs, commenting on the recent preliminary results of the vote. According to Rasnačsa, a Linderman “with their bad deliškami has a double use-weakened Center consent, and provided an opportunity for citizens of Latvia will be unified and defend their country”. “Finally, citizens of Latvia have shown their unity, by appearing to a referendum and if they can prove that they are valued foundations of the State,” said the politician nacob″edineniâ. “In any case, Linderman had” a disservice to citizens of Latvia who have subscribed for the holding of the referendum. Now made prâmoprotivopoložnyj result-citizens of Latvia mobilized and synoptically and active. Having felt a real threat, citizens United, “said Rasnačs.
In turn, represents the nacob″edinenie Minister of Justice Gaidis Berzins noted that the referendum would not be held, at the same time, he expressed satisfaction that the activity of residents was big enough and that expressed support for the Latvian language as one of the foundations of statehood.
The referendum has divided the Russian community of Latvia, said in a TV programme “Morning at Baltkome” famous Latvian sculptor Gleb Panteleyev. According to the expert, one of the reasons for the split of the Russian-speaking community has become imperfect political system that back in the early 90 ‘s that alienated non-Latvians from emerging in the country’s political parties. “Model with uniform force, represented by the” consent Center “proved to be ineffective. Distribution of Russian influence in the Latvian policy should be uniform, and the Russians must be present in all parties, “Panteleev. According to the sculptor, a Russian-language of Latvia is the main “red line”-guarantees preservation of education in their mother tongue, and if the Latvian politicians want to engage in dialogue with representatives of ethnic minorities, they should provide such an opportunity.
